(chiefly, UK, AU, NZ, colloquial) Term of address for a woman.
The missus has a list of chores for me to do this weekend.
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(chiefly, UK, AU, NZ, colloquial) Wife or girlfriend.
Harry said he couldn't stop and chat because his missus wanted to go shopping.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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