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missus
[ mis-uhz, -uhs ]
/ ˈmɪs əz, -əs /
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noun
a variant of missis.
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Words nearby missus
misstate, misstep, miss the boat, miss the point, misstrike, missus, missy, mist, mistakable, mistake, mistake for
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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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