missus

[ mis-uh z, -uh s ]

/ ˈmɪs əz, -əs /

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noun

missis.

Words nearby missus

misspend, misspent, misstate, misstep, misstrike, missus, missy, mist, mist., mistakable, mistake

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Examples from the Web for missus

The missus and the kids pay intermittent lip service to living on a farm.
What Did TJ Mean By “Pursuit of Happiness,” Anyway?|P. J. O’Rourke|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To help him along as the Republicans enter primary season, emotion has been outsourced to the missus.
Ann Romney's Milk-and-Cookies Style Emphasizes Mitt's Softer Side|Robin Givhan|December 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I happened to be on leave with the missus at Havley, which is only twelve miles or so along the coast.
Trent's Last Case|E.C. (Edmund Clerihew) Bentley
An' you'll 'ave to pay 'undreds an' 'undreds o' pounds, besides a pension to the missus.
The Day's Work, Volume 1|Rudyard Kipling

Tell the missus that yuh mean to share an' share alike with her in the money yuh get.
Darry the Life Saver|Frank V. Webster
Honey, I dunno wha' to tell ye cause I ain' never been treated no ways but good in me life by my Missus.
Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2|Works Projects Administration
The missus will have a bedroom ready for you in half an hour.
VC -- A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea|David Christie Murray

British Dictionary definitions for missus

missus

missis

/ (ˈmɪsɪz, -ɪs) /

noun

the missus informal one's wife or the wife of the person addressed or referred to

an informal term of address for a woman

Word Origin for missus

C19: spoken version of Mistress

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missus

noun

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Words nearby missus

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British Dictionary definitions for missus

missis

noun

Word Origin for missus