variants
or missis
as in wife
a female partner in a marriage
after their children grew up and moved out, they looked to move into a smaller place where he and the missus could retire comfortably
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So the missus doesn’t care for Scotland’s wind and rain?
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Bob Gillespie, Charlotte Observer, 19 July 2024
As evidenced in part by the gleeful grin the missus flashed at her groom around 2 a.m., after everyone else had climbed into SUVs and made the short trip back to the cluster of guest houses on the property and to local inns.
—Karen Schneider, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
This production is anchored dramatically by Thomas M. Shea, who offers a deep and unstinting dive into Peachum, a nasty piece of work, and musically by Megan Elk, who plays his missus.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023
But this is also where this mister and the missus once stood and danced together—walk, walk, walk, and step hold—and there are the starry, late blooming flowers, and the shadblow and a birch, and a shrubbery garden border.
—Diane Williams, Harper's Magazine, 8 Feb. 2022
Anywhere that has a beach will be very exciting for the missus.
—Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2022
Jones comes over for dinner, Chapel gets nasty, Jones turns the table over and absconds with the missus.
—John Anderson, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
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
Bob Gillespie, Charlotte Observer, 19 July 2024
As evidenced in part by the gleeful grin the missus flashed at her groom around 2 a.m., after everyone else had climbed into SUVs and made the short trip back to the cluster of guest houses on the property and to local inns.
—Karen Schneider, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
This production is anchored dramatically by Thomas M. Shea, who offers a deep and unstinting dive into Peachum, a nasty piece of work, and musically by Megan Elk, who plays his missus.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023
But this is also where this mister and the missus once stood and danced together—walk, walk, walk, and step hold—and there are the starry, late blooming flowers, and the shadblow and a birch, and a shrubbery garden border.
—Diane Williams, Harper's Magazine, 8 Feb. 2022
Anywhere that has a beach will be very exciting for the missus.
—Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2022
Jones comes over for dinner, Chapel gets nasty, Jones turns the table over and absconds with the missus.
—John Anderson, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
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
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“Missus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/missus. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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