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missis

missis is the pronunciation spelling of missus.

missis is the alternative spelling or pronunciation spelling of missus.

Meaning of missus

Noun

missus (plural missuses)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, colloquial) Wife or girlfriend.
    • Harry said he couldn't stop and chat because his missus wanted to go shopping.
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, colloquial) Term of address for a woman.
    • 'Scuse me missus, but your petticoat's showing.

See all 3 meanings of missus

Noun capitalized: Missis

Missis (plural Missises)

  1. (pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of Missus.
    • Anne took up her embroidery till she was called to the table, and was gossiping with Mrs. Ford about the Lascelles family, when Towser burst suddenly into the room, crying out,—“Come, Missis, bustle about! here comes Master George, bringing in the Duke to breakfast![…]”1849, [Ellen Wallace], chapter XII, in King’s Cope. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 233
    • “Home you go!” Miss Kane, nodding, in her white nurse’s dress, stood for a moment—she would catch a breath of air—in the hospital door; “and thank you again for the stockings, you needn’t have bothered”—drew a sharp breath and turning, dismissed Missis Flinders from the hospital, smiling, dismissed...1932 December, Tess Slesinger, “Missis Flinders”, in Whit Burnett, Martha Foley, editors, Story, volume II, number 10, Palma, Majorca, →OCLC, page 3

Forms of missis

pluralmissises
pluralMissises

Questions about missis

What is missis the pronunciation spelling of?
Missis is the pronunciation spelling of missus.
What part of speech is missis?
Missis is a noun.
What is the plural of missis?
The plural of missis is missises.

Words near missis in the dictionary

  1. missionology
  2. missions
  3. missions impossible
  4. Missippi
  5. Missiquoi
  6. missis
  7. Missisauga
  8. Missisaugas
  9. missises
  10. missish
  11. missishly

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