missy

[ mis-ee ]

/ ˈmɪs i /

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noun, plural miss·ies.Informal.

young miss; girl.

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Origin of missy

First recorded in 1670–80; miss² + -y²

Words nearby missy

misstep, miss the boat, miss the point, misstrike, missus, missy, mist, mistakable, mistake, mistake for, mistaken

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How to use missy in a sentence

Co-founder Missy Suicide opens up about standards of beauty, controversy, and body art.
Masters of Alt Sex: SuicideGirls Hits Puberty and Wants to Invade Your TV Set|Marlow Stern|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The way to become a Suicide Girl, according to Missy, is as follows.
Masters of Alt Sex: SuicideGirls Hits Puberty and Wants to Invade Your TV Set|Marlow Stern|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Missy Suicide, formerly known as Selena Mooney, is in New York for a series of brand-expansion meetings.
Masters of Alt Sex: SuicideGirls Hits Puberty and Wants to Invade Your TV Set|Marlow Stern|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Missy, 37, is a petite, bespectacled gal with a green pixie cut, and her arms are adorned with tattoos.
Masters of Alt Sex: SuicideGirls Hits Puberty and Wants to Invade Your TV Set|Marlow Stern|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Missy also gets a bit tight-lipped when it comes to her personal life.
Masters of Alt Sex: SuicideGirls Hits Puberty and Wants to Invade Your TV Set|Marlow Stern|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"God bless 'ee, Missy," cried the old man in the shrill cracked voice of age, as he pressed up to the carriage window.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
He to stay on at Firgrove with the dear boy and sweet little missy!
Two Little Travellers|Frances Browne Arthur
An' where may you an' little missy be goin' at this time o' the evenin'?
Two Little Travellers|Frances Browne Arthur
In these she dressed me, only just to see how pretty her own dear baby would look in missy's fine clothes.
The Blue Jar Story Book|Maria Edgeworth
“Missy be keerful hyar,” whispered the woman, when at length the outskirts of the city were reached.
A Daughter of the Union|Lucy Foster Madison

British Dictionary definitions for missy

missy

/ (ˈmɪsɪ) /

noun plural missies

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

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