missus
noun/ˈmɪsɪz/
/ˈmɪsɪz/
[usually singular] (British English)- (also missis)(informal, becoming old-fashioned, sometimes offensive) (used after ‘the’, ‘my’, ‘your’, ‘his’) a man’s wife
- How's the missus (= your wife)?
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- (informal) (used especially by young people) girlfriend
- My missus doesn't like computer games.
- my current missus
- (also missis)(slang, becoming old-fashioned) used by some people as a form of address to a woman whose name they do not know
- Is this your bag, missus?
Word Originlate 18th cent.: representing an informal pronunciation of mistress; compare with Mrs.
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