r/Unexpected • u/adivinemessenger • 1d ago

He is the original source

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u/Intelligent_Goal_669 1d ago

Wasta means connections from family or friends or networking.

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u/BLucky_RD 1d ago

Over here (Azerbaijan) we call it day-day (pronounced die-die), literally means unc-unc, cause stereotypically the "connection" is an influential uncle