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Miss Thing

Miss Thing noun: a conceited person, usually a woman or a gay man.

Noun

Miss Thing (plural Miss Things)

  1. (slang) A conceited person, usually a woman or a gay man.
    • They will gather their own gaylings and dykelings and Miss Things at the hem of their own caftans. They'll wheel the old queen out.2002, Alisa Solomon, Framji Minwalla, The Queerest Art: Essays on Lesbian and Gay Theater, page 253

Forms of Miss Thing

pluralMiss Things
alternative formMiss Thang

Questions about Miss Thing

What does Miss Thing mean?
Miss Thing means a conceited person, usually a woman or a gay man.
What part of speech is Miss Thing?
Miss Thing is a noun.
What is the plural of Miss Thing?
The plural of Miss Thing is Miss Things.

Words near Miss Thing in the dictionary

  1. miss the mark
  2. miss the memo
  3. miss the point
  4. miss the wood for the trees
  5. miss the woods for the trees
  6. Miss Thing
  7. Miss Things
  8. Miss Waldron's red colobus
  9. Miss Wrong
  10. Miss Wrongs
  11. miss'd

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