Missus

Definition of the noun missus

What does missus mean as a name of something?

noun - plural: missuses

1. informal term of address for someone's wife
   • example: I guess I should get home to the missus.
   • lexical domain: People - nouns denoting people
   • synonym of missus: missis
   • more generic terms: married woman / wife = a married woman

Alternative definition of the noun missus

noun

1. See Wife.

Character

Missus is a fictional character from the book The Hundred and One Dalmatians, appearing in the 101 Dalmatians Musical.

• also known as Missis Pongo

Film

"Missus" is a film, directed by Alberto Negrin.

• also known as Nom de code 'Missus'
• genre: Thriller
• released in 1993 (22 years ago)

Phrases with Missus

1. Hilipus Missus
2. Tomocerus missus
3. Species Hilipus Missus
4. species Tomocerus missus

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Garner's Modern American Usage (2009)

by Bryan Garner

✳Missus is a variant. ✳Missouran. See Missourian. Missouri. The pronunciation of this state name has provoked much strife. Although most Americans say /mi- zuur-ee/, many Missourians say /mi-zuur-ә/. In and around St. Louis, many say / ee/, ...

The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (2014)

by Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor

with excessive self-esteem US, 1957 missus noun1 a wife.

The Plan and Scope of a Vergil Lexicon (1904)

With Specimen Articles by Monroe Nichols Wetmore

love missus ab ipso, A. IV. 356; love missus ab ipso, A. IV. 377; missus ab Ar gis, A. X. 779; Boreas . . . ab ...

Abbreviations Dictionary, Tenth Edition (2001)

by Dean A. Stahl, Karen Landen

Mev Mevrouw (Dutch—Missus) MeV megaelectronvolt; million electronvolt mevr mevrouw (Dutch—Missus) Mevr Mevrouw (Dutch—Missus) MEW Microwave Early Warning; ...

A Dictionary of Words and Phrases Used in Ancient and Modern Law (2000)

by Arthur English

Missus. A messenger. Missus dominicus. A King's justice. Missus regalis. The legate or commissioner of the crown. Mistake. An act done or omitted through ignorance or negligence. Mistake, Mutual. A mistake on the part of both of two persons ...

Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names (2010)

by James A. Jobling

missus L. missus messenger, sending, letting go (mittere to send). mista L. mistus mixing, mingling (miscere to mix). mistacea Mod. L. mystaceus moustached. mistus L. mistus mixing, ...

A new dictionary of the English language (1839)

by Charles Richardson

Missus. The old Fr. Mes was app. both to the Message and Message- — See in Roquefort. Sercnius composes Message of Sw. Med, with, and sacga, to say or speak ; though the Swedes have not the word in its compound form. MESSIAS, f.

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I'd like to work with the missus, but there's nothing in the pipeline at the moment. (Guy Ritchie)
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Scrabble value of M₃I₁S₁S₁U₁S₁

The value of this 6-letter word is 8 points. It is included in the first and second editions of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary.

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