missus

nouncommon in dialogue

//ˈmɪs.əz//
//ˈmɪs.ɪz//
//ˈmɪs.əs//

Wife or girlfriend.

noun

1
Wife or girlfriend.
Harry said he couldn't stop and chat because his missus wanted to go shopping.
The missus has a list of chores for me to do this weekend.
I thought there might be trouble with the missus if I engaged a one-time murderer as nursemaid.
Sometimes I find myself sitting back and reminiscing / Especially when I have to watch other people kissing / And I remember when you started calling me your missus / All the play fighting, all the flirtatious disses
2
Term of address for a woman.
'Scuse me missus, but your petticoat's showing.
Look ere Missus! Little Joey's me bruvva. E stays wiv me. We aint goin ter be split up.

Etymology

Representing a common pronunciation of Mrs, a reduced form of Mistress.

Forms

plural: missuses

missionary · One who is sent on a mission.Mississippi · A state of the United States.Missouri · A state in the Midwestern region of the United States.…

missus · Wife or girlfriend.

Missus · Mrs, a form of address for a married woman.missy · A young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement,…Missy · A diminutive of the female given name Melissa.

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