Pessi en · PROPN
Etymology
Blend of penalty + Messi.
Meanings
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(derogatory, humorous) 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.
[2022 December 19, Kyle Bonn, “Why Lionel Messi is called Pessi”, in The Sporting News: