- (the) missus
- Noun. The wife or girlfriend.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
(the) missus
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(the) missus — Noun. The wife or girlfriend … English slang and colloquialisms
John and the Missus — Infobox Film name = John and the Missus image size = caption = director = Gordon Pinsent producer = John Hunter Peter O Brian Gabriella Martinelli S. Howard Rosen writer = Gordon Pinsent (writer and short) narrator = starring = Gordin Pinsent… … Wikipedia
Missus Goes a Shopping — was one of the earliest game shows to be broadcast on live television. The show first aired on CBS Radio from February 17, 1941 to December 21, 1951. On August 3, 1944 the early CBS TV network began airing a primetime version until January 22,… … Wikipedia
missus — (n.) corruption of MISTRESS (Cf. mistress); as oral form of MRS. (Cf. Mrs.), from 1790; the missus the wife attested by 1833 … Etymology dictionary
Missus dominicus — A missus dominicus (plural missi dominici), Latin for envoy[s] of the lord [ruler] , also known in Dutch as Zendgraaf (German: Sendgraf), meaning sent Graf , was an official commissioned by the Frankish king or Holy Roman Emperor to supervise the … Wikipedia
missus — [[t]mɪ̱sɪz[/t]] also missis 1) N SING: poss/the N Some people refer to a man s wife as his missus. [INFORMAL] That s what bugs my missus more than anything... I do a bit of shopping for the missus. Syn: old lady 2) N VOC In some parts of Britain … English dictionary
missus — • bit of a lad s term for the wife, usually the missus. i.e. I can t come dahn the pub, the missus will go mental … Londonisms dictionary
missus — /ˈmɪsəs/ (say misuhs), / səz/ (say suhz) noun Colloquial 1. a wife 2. a. the mistress of a household. b. the wife of the owner of a rural property: to ask the missus for some tea and sugar. 3. (a term of address, without a name, for a woman):… …
missus — mis|sus missis [ˈmısız] n [singular] spoken informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: mistress] 1.) a man s wife, or girlfriend who lives with him ▪ How s the missus? 2.) BrE used when speaking to a woman whose name you do not know ▪ Hey, missus, are… … Dictionary of contemporary English
missus — noun (singular) 1 informal a man s wife: How s the missus? 2 spoken, especially BrE used when addressing a woman whose name you do not know: Hey, missus, are these your kids? … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
