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English
Etymology
Blend of penalty + Lionel Messi
Proper noun
Pessi
- (humorous, derogatory) Lionel Messi
:All they need is one crumb of ammunition and they'll go for miles. Such is how the nickname "Pessi" was born. As fans on Twitter look for any possible way to reduce Messi's incredible career to a punchline, they've come up with a reductive way to pretend that he's not one of the best players to ever step on a football pitch.]
Usage notes
- Used especially when he missed penalties.
Finnish
Etymology
From the same origin as Pesonen.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pessi
- a Finnish surname
Declension
Statistics
- Pessi is the 2171st (tied with 5 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 381 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.