missis

American  

[mis-iz, -is] / ˈmɪs ɪz, -ɪs /

Also missus

noun

1. Older Use. wife.

   I'll have to ask the missis.

2. the mistress of a household.

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missis British  

/ -ɪs, ˈmɪsɪz /

noun

1. a variant spelling of missus

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Etymology

Origin of missis

First recorded in 1780–90; variant of mistress

Example Sentences

The headline reads, “Piping the Aldi mayo into the same Hellman’s bottle we’ve had for a year so the missis will not know she’s a commoner.”

From Fox News • Sep. 24, 2019

“This is when I started driving the missis crazy, because I knew what I wanted to be when I grew up,” Dupre said.

From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2014

Yep, he and the missis were planning to take a vacation.

From Time Magazine Archive

The missis told me you had been, sir, but I had only just stepped out for our supper beer.

From Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry

The curious thing is that Perry don't seem to suspect; he sees more of his missis than the rest do, and many a time must have noticed her shaking.

From The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry