Meaning

2 senses

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, colloquial)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.

    informal term of address for someone's wife

  2. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, colloquial)Term of address for a woman.

    'Scuse me missus, but your petticoat's showing.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. I guess I should get home to the missus.

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Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: missuses
Singularmissus
Pluralmissuses

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
MrsA1Mrs.
Close in meaning
  • informal term of address for someone's wife:missis

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
misspellmisspellingmisstepmistB2mistakeA2
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