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Missus

//ˈmɪs.əz// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Wife or girlfriend. colloquial

    "Harry said he couldn't stop and chat because his missus wanted to go shopping."

  2. 2
    Mrs, a form of address for a married woman. informal

    "She [Mary] next went into service on a farm at Welcombe; there was the Boss, the Missus, two young children and Mary, the only servant."

  3. 3
    informal term of address for someone's wife wordnet
  4. 4
    Term of address for a woman. colloquial

    "'Scuse me missus, but your petticoat's showing."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Representing a typical pronunciation of Mrs, a corrupted form of Mistress.

Etymology 2

Eye dialect of Mrs.

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