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A Chinese person, living in an English speaking country, that has little-to-no understanding of the language, slang and general day-to-day concepts of that country.

Comes from the likelihood that the person will often ask Whassah? (what's that) in relation to any word, concept or social practice that seems alien to them!

Whassahs also do many things in everyday life that make them seem thouroughly weird to anyone that spends much time with them, such as cooking eggs in pots of tea and making food that even pigs would refuse.
That student accomodation has so many goddamn Whassahs living in it. There's no way i'm staying there again!
Whassah by Ally Gray January 20, 2008
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Yo. Snap. Whassa matta hamma? 

According to the Pearls Before Swine strip from April 27, 2011, "It means, 'I just burned you. What are you gonna do about it?'" It's going to sweep the nation.
Rat: Dude, check it... I've invented a new expression... it's "Yo. Snap. Whassa matta hamma?'

Pastis: What the heck's that s'posed to mean?

Rat: It means, 'I just burned you. What are you going to do about it?'... I'm hoping it sweeps the nation.

Pastis: I wouldn't let it sweep my bathroom floor. Yo! Snap! Whassa matta hamma?!

Rat: It's a sad day when a nerd cartoonist gets the better of you.
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Whassack 

A large covering of skin, referred to as a monstrous foreskin, over a donkeys penis. Usually utilized as an insult from a father to son upon first sight or greeting.
Son *enters house*
Father: “Hello whassack, you got your first fishy finger yet?”
Son: “No you dodgey bastard!”
Father: “One day.”
Son: “Piss off.”
Whassack by Anti-Monitored November 30, 2020
Run together version of the words, "what's that?"

(Can be used to achieve a childish effect, as it is often said by young children who cannot properly form words yet.)

Sometimes shortened further, simply to, "w'sat?" or "sat?"
John: I just bought a Docform 2000!!
Ian: A Docform 2000? Whassat?
Whassat by .Louieee July 29, 2009

whassawp 

the new hip way to say hello to your homies; pronounced whah-sowp
Whassawp ladies, need a lift?
whassawp by Matt And January 15, 2008
What and up put together, but you are too high to add the up in wassup, so you get wassah.
Person: yo man, wassah
Police: sir, how high are you?

Person: no officer, it's "hi, how are you?"
Wassah by JellyQueen June 13, 2018

whassaname 

A term for anybody whose name you can't remember.
"Here comes Johnson and his new girlfriend... Whassaname".
whassaname by foon January 12, 2006
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