missy
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8.8
- noun
- /ˈmɪsi/
- Offensive
:
niñita (despectivo)
- Just like my Missy at home.
- little missy
- hey, missy
Examples
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You should be doing your homework Missy, not playing games.
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You're in big trouble this time, Missy.
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And Missy will talk to you about what we found.
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Hey, yo, Missy, I see you.
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Say, little missy, you notice any trouble around these parts?
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Besides, young missy had some things she had better get done herself.
Fiction book (2000) -
This weekend should be about you and Missy, and your happiness.
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This whole ZIP code is now my domain, and I am hip to you, little missy.
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"Afternoon, young Missy," the parachutist said, saluting me and clicking his heels together.
Fiction book (2001) -
Say, little missy, you notice any trouble around these parts?
Synonyms
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1.0
A young female who is not yet an adult
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1.0
A young girl who is not yet a teenager
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1.0
A female person in her teens or twenties
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1.0
A girl or young woman in her teens to early twenties
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4.4
A woman or girl spoken to in a warm, slightly old-fashioned way
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2.8
A young woman or girl called in a polite, friendly way
How Dismissive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Missy comes from the title Miss (a 'title for a girl') plus the ending -y that makes a word sound 'small' or 'familiar', like in doggy or kitty. That's why missy means a young girl or is used as a slightly bossy or familiar way to speak to a girl.