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Missis

noun, slang

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  1. 1
    Pronunciation spelling of missus, representing African-American Vernacular English. US, alt-of, colloquial, historical, pronunciation-spelling

    "1878, quoted 2001, from a song by James Bland, an African American songwriter for minstrel shows, "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny", The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: North America. Garland Publishing. Ellen Koskoff (Ed.). p. 192. Massa and missis have lone gone before me."

  2. 2
    Pronunciation spelling of Missus. alt-of, pronunciation-spelling

    "Anne took up her embroidery till she was called to the table, and was gossiping with Mrs. Ford about the Lascelles family, when Towser burst suddenly into the room, crying out,—“Come, Missis, bustle about! here comes Master George, bringing in the Duke to breakfast![…]”"

  3. 3
    informal term of address for someone's wife wordnet
  4. 4
    Alternative spelling or pronunciation spelling of missus. UK, alt-of, alternative, colloquial, pronunciation-spelling

    "A man said he'd give me five pounds if I'd paint him and his missis and the dog and the cottage."

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