missus
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈmɪsəs/
- UK
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mujer (coloquial)
- How will I explain this to the missus?
- call the missus
- tell your missus
- ask the missus
Yeah, Dave's upstairs in the public gallery shagging his missus whilst I'm in the dock.
- Yeah, Dave's upstairs in the public gallery shagging his missus whilst I'm in the dock.
- So do you and your missus have any sexual fetishes?
- So technically, your missus fancies school boys.
- And ever since, I have thought I could have been Missus Clint Eastwood.
- So I found my missus is cheating on me, which is bad enough.
- I go the fuck off the missus Blue Diamond son.
Examples
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It's his missus I'm worried about.
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Say hi to the missus.
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But the doctor says the missus must go.
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Listen, the missus and I are thinking of putting on a little spread.
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Never a good idea to take the missus for granted.
Fiction book (1997) -
Every man needs some time away from the missus and kids. What's the big deal?
Blog text (26) -
Take the missus to Malaga.
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In any case, Hannah refused to let him see his mother, "The missus is not to be disturbed before lunch."
Fiction book (1997) -
I said, 'Rose, we ought to give the preacher and his missus a little send-off with his friends!'
Fiction book (2000) -
I need to ask the missus if she wants to join us for dinner.
Synonyms
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8.4
A wife or a woman who is in charge of the home
Surface Forms
Etymology
Missus comes from the older word mistress and from the written title Mrs, which people said as 'missus'. A mistress once meant a 'woman in charge' or head of the home, so missus became an informal way to say a man's 'wife' or female partner, especially in British English.