missies
- plural of missy.
Example Sentences
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The United States, South Korea, Japan and others issued a joint statement condemning the missies transfer.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
"Can't have too much of the sea, missies?" he ventured.
From The School by the Sea by Brazil, Angela
So when our little missies went to school dey come home an' larnt Celia how to read an' write.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 by Work Projects Administration
“Well, missies, I ha’ got the best tea I could think of, and right glad we are to see you.
From Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School by Meade, L. T.
He himself plays the heroic parts; a spindle-shanked, barber's apprentice sort of fellow, takes the aged father parts; and there's a matron, well advanced in years, who acts the young missies.
From A Hungarian Nabob by Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet)
