missus

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mis·sus | \ ˈmi-səz

, -səs, especially Southern -zəz \

variants: or missis

Definition of missus

1 informal + old-fashioned : wife … everybody knew Mr. Levov and everybody asked after the missus and the boys.— Philip Roth

2 British, informal —used to address a woman whose name is not known

3 dialect : mistress sense 1a

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Examples of missus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The missus, Ciara Wilson herself, on that main stage during the historical Essence Festival... — oregonlive, 1 Mar. 2021 Eventually, the movie descends into the thorny question of what really happened to Maxim's first missus, her relationship to the oily Jack Favell (Sam Riley), and the new bride's determination to stand by her man, no matter the consequences. — Brian Lowry, CNN, 21 Oct. 2020 Much of the story is set in a Tuscan convent, where a manservant (Dave Franco) is on the run from a vengeful lord (Nick Offerman) and the lord's bored wife (Lauren Weedman) after the servant's dalliances with the missus come to light. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 12 July 2017 For one, the miss is now a missus after the BYU student married Nick Austin; former Miss Fountain Valley Aimee Le is now in medical school; and the organization that presents the pageant finally has its nonprofit status. — Greg Mellen, Orange County Register, 23 Feb. 2017

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