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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mis·sus, missis /ˈmɪsɪz/ noun [singular] spoken informal  1 WOMANa man’s wife, or girlfriend who lives with him 老婆;〔同居的〕女友 How’s the missus? 老婆好吗?2 British EnglishNAME OF A PERSON used when speaking to a woman whose name you do not know 太太〔用以称呼不知其名的妇女〕 Hey, missus, are these your kids? 喂,太太,这些是你的孩子吗?
Examples from the Corpus
missusGav's under pressure from his missus to be home earlier while Paul's wife is about to walk out.The old boy had probably lost his missus or his money or something.Matthew's missus walked out an' left him with three children.Back home, the missus is going mental and your dinner's in the dustbin.The driver then has the ticklish problem of explaining to the missus why he came home by bus.Have you seen how the king of the jungle behaves when the missus brings back a nice bit of venison?
Origin missus (1800-1900) mistress
mis·sus nounChineseSyllable
or who him Corpus wife, a with girlfriend lives man’s


missus
missus , missis /ˈmɪsəz, ˈmɪsɪz/ noun [singular] spoken informal
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: mistress
1. a man’s wife, or girlfriend who lives with him:
    How’s the missus?
2. British English used when speaking to a woman whose name you do not know:
    Hey, missus, are these your kids?


mis·susBrE /ˈmɪsɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɪsɪz/ 🔊 noun (BrE) (also mis·sis) (informal, becoming old-fashioned) (used after 'the', 'my', 'your', 'his' 用于 the、my、your 和 his 之后) a man's wife 老婆;妻子How's the missus (= your wife)? 你老婆怎么样?🔊🔊(informal) (used especially by young people 尤为年轻人使用) girlfriend 女友My missus doesn't like computer games. 我女友不喜欢玩电脑游戏。🔊🔊my current missus我的现任女友 (also mis·sis) (slang, becoming old-fashioned) used by some people as a form of address to a woman whose name they do not know (称呼不知姓名的妇女)大姐Is this your bag, missus? 大姐,这是你的袋子吗?🔊🔊