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missy

[ mis-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Informal.

, plural miss·ies.

missy

/ ˈmɪsɪ /

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

Origin of missy¹

First recorded in 1670–80; miss ² + -y ²

Co-founder Missy Suicide opens up about standards of beauty, controversy, and body art.

The way to become a Suicide Girl, according to Missy, is as follows.

Missy Suicide, formerly known as Selena Mooney, is in New York for a series of brand-expansion meetings.

Missy, 37, is a petite, bespectacled gal with a green pixie cut, and her arms are adorned with tattoos.

Missy also gets a bit tight-lipped when it comes to her personal life.

"God bless 'ee, Missy," cried the old man in the shrill cracked voice of age, as he pressed up to the carriage window.

He to stay on at Firgrove with the dear boy and sweet little missy!

An' where may you an' little missy be goin' at this time o' the evenin'?

In these she dressed me, only just to see how pretty her own dear baby would look in missy's fine clothes.

“Missy be keerful hyar,” whispered the woman, when at length the outskirts of the city were reached.

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