missus

[mis-uh z, -uh s] /ˈmɪs əz, -əs/
noun
1.
missis.
Examples from the web for missus
  • Conversely, the missus needs to be upfront about why she's insisting on access.
  • Me and the missus wondered if you would come by for dinner.
  • And his missus, so it seemed-all ambitions, airs and frocks.
  • And before he has been home a full day he and the missus are hiking off for a divorce.
British Dictionary definitions for missus

missus

/ˈmɪsɪz; -ɪs/
noun
1.
(informal) the missus, one's wife or the wife of the person addressed or referred to
2.
an informal term of address for a woman
Word Origin
C19: spoken version of Mistress
Word Origin and History for missus
n.

corruption of mistress; as oral form of Mrs., from 1790; the missus "the wife" attested by 1833.

Slang definitions & phrases for missus

missus

noun phrase

One's wife; the LITTLE WOMAN: He wanted the missus to get some sleep (1833+)