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wss

What does wss mean in a Dutch text?

Meaning

Wss
waarschijnlijk: probably (texting abbreviation)
waarschijnlijk
probably

Waarschijnlijk ('probably') is a long word to type, so in WhatsApp it becomes wss. Nobody says 'wss' out loud: when you read it, say waarschijnlijk in your head.

It's one of many Dutch chat abbreviations, together with ff (even), mss (misschien) and sws (sowieso). The full list is in Dutch texting abbreviations.

Examples

  • Ik ben wss iets later.

    I'll probably be a bit late.

  • Wss niet, ik moet werken.

    Probably not, I have to work.

  • Hij heeft het wss nog niet gezien.

    He probably hasn't seen it yet.

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