mivvy
/ˈmɪ.vi/
mivvy noun: a landlady; a woman who is the owner or manager of a guesthouse.
Noun (1)
mivvy (plural mivvies)
- A landlady; a woman who is the owner or manager of a guesthouse.
- 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
- Vanity stepped out and grabbed up her dressing gown. "I don’t care what people think! I’m not any of those names you call me. And ke is my papa... you... you... black-hearted mivvy!" Vanity shuddered with satisfaction. She had no idea what a mivvy was, save that it had been Belle’s foulest name for...1987, Samantha Harte, Vanity Blade, Paperjacks, page 82
- 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
- The Jewish flashboy is " the goods. " He is a lad, a " mivvy," a man about town, a " one " with the girls, a " kernel."1922, Sydney Alexander Moseley, “The "Flashboy"” (chapter VII), in The Much Chosen Race!, London: Stanley Paul & Co., page 60
Noun (2)
mivvy (plural mivvies)
- 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
- You certainly would have laughed to see others playing at marbles, for the “mivvies” were like footballs, […]1891 July, Fred Armitage, “How to Move the World”, in The Ludgate Monthly, volume 1, page 181
Examples of mivvy in a sentence
- And ke is my papa... you... you... black-hearted mivvy!" Vanity shuddered with satisfaction.1987, Samantha Harte, Vanity Blade, Paperjacks, page 82:
- Drav a old mivvy to chapel larst Sanday, two mile and ten yard, and she tipped me—a shillin!1896 March 7, Hansom Jack, “Cabby; or, Reminiscences of the Rank and the Road”, in Punch, or The London Charivari, volume CX, No. XIV, page...
- Cries of " J'yer, Jack, what'er yer done with yer bloomin' mivvy ?1898, Arthur M. Binstead, chapter XI, in A Pink 'Un and a Pelican, London: Bliss Sands & Co., page 224:
Forms of mivvy
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Words that rhyme with mivvy
Questions about mivvy
- What does mivvy mean?
- Mivvy means a landlady; a woman who is the owner or manager of a guesthouse.
- How do you use mivvy in a sentence?
- And ke is my papa... you... you... black-hearted mivvy!" Vanity shuddered with satisfaction.
- What part of speech is mivvy?
- Mivvy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mivvy?
- Mivvy is pronounced /ˈmɪ.vi/.
- What is the plural of mivvy?
- The plural of mivvy is mivvies.
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