missus
Plural: missuses
Noun
- Informal term for one's wife or a married woman.
- informal term of address for someone's wife
- Wife or girlfriend.
- Term of address for a woman.
Examples
- 'Scuse me missus, but your petticoat's showing.
- Harry said he couldn't stop and chat because his missus wanted to go shopping.
- He joked that his MISSUS always found the best triple-word scores.
- The missus has a list of chores for me to do this weekend.
Origin / Etymology
Representing a typical pronunciation of Mrs, a corrupted form of Mistress.
Synonyms
missis, Mrs, Mrs.
Scrabble Score: 8
missus: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmissus: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
missus: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
missus: valid Words With Friends Word