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mivvies

mivvies is the plural of mivvy.

Meaning of mivvy

Noun (1)

mivvy (plural mivvies)

  1. (obsolete, slang) A landlady; a woman who is the owner or manager of a guesthouse.
  2. (derogatory, obsolete, slang) An (old) woman.
    • Yah booh! Chuck ’em here, you old mivvy. I’ll cop ’em.1885 June 6, “Quitting the Course”, in Punch, or The London Charivari, volume 88, number 2291, page 273
  3. (obsolete, slang) A skillful, smart, adept person.
    • " 'E does all the plannin' an' that, y'know," said Marketer, awkwardly. " He's a mivvy at makin' things easy."1906, Edwin William Pugh, The Spoilers, London: George Newnes Ltd, page 162

Noun (2)

mivvy (plural mivvies)

  1. (obsolete, slang) A marble.
    • In our time the boys were much given to "mivvies," or marbles, and some skilful fortunate youngsters would by the end of the marble season, amass an immense stock, and so become absolute merchants in them.1877, William Harnett Blanch, “School Life in London” (chapter VII), in The Blue-coat Boys; or, School Life in Christ's Hospital, London: E. W. Allen, page 58

Questions about mivvies

What is mivvies the plural of?
Mivvies is the plural of mivvy.

Words near mivvies in the dictionary

  1. miurus
  2. Miusynsk
  3. mivacurium
  4. MIVAT
  5. mivazerol
  6. mivvies
  7. mivvy
  8. MIW
  9. miwadi
  10. Miwok
  11. Miwokan

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