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Definition of
missus noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
missus
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈmɪsəz
/
/
(
old-fashioned
)
(
informal
)
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(
used after “the,” “my,” “your,” “his”
)
a man's wife
How's the missus
(= your wife)
?
My missus won't let me smoke in the house.
See
missus
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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