missy

[ mis-ee ]

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noun,plural miss·ies.Informal.

young miss; girl.

Origin of missy

First recorded in 1670–80; miss² + -y²

Words Nearby missy

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How to use missy in a sentence

Co-founder missy Suicide opens up about standards of beauty, controversy, and body art.
Masters of Alt Sex: SuicideGirls Hits Puberty and Wants to Invade Your TV Set | Marlow Stern | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The way to become a Suicide Girl, according to missy, is as follows.
Masters of Alt Sex: SuicideGirls Hits Puberty and Wants to Invade Your TV Set | Marlow Stern | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
missy Suicide, formerly known as Selena Mooney, is in New York for a series of brand-expansion meetings.
Masters of Alt Sex: SuicideGirls Hits Puberty and Wants to Invade Your TV Set | Marlow Stern | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
missy, 37, is a petite, bespectacled gal with a green pixie cut, and her arms are adorned with tattoos.
Masters of Alt Sex: SuicideGirls Hits Puberty and Wants to Invade Your TV Set | Marlow Stern | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
missy also gets a bit tight-lipped when it comes to her personal life.
Masters of Alt Sex: SuicideGirls Hits Puberty and Wants to Invade Your TV Set | Marlow Stern | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

"God bless 'ee, missy," cried the old man in the shrill cracked voice of age, as he pressed up to the carriage window.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James Wills
He to stay on at Firgrove with the dear boy and sweet little missy!
Two Little Travellers | Frances Browne Arthur
An' where may you an' little missy be goin' at this time o' the evenin'?
Two Little Travellers | Frances Browne Arthur
In these she dressed me, only just to see how pretty her own dear baby would look in missy's fine clothes.
The Blue Jar Story Book | Maria Edgeworth
“missy be keerful hyar,” whispered the woman, when at length the outskirts of the city were reached.
A Daughter of the Union | Lucy Foster Madison

British Dictionary definitions for missy

missy

/ (ˈmɪsɪ) /

nounplural missies

informal an affectionate or sometimes disparaging form of address to a young girl

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