missus:
(also ‘missis‘; plural: ‘missuses‘; for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here for American pronunciation, and please click here for British pronunciation)
the missus (R) nagging her poor hubby (L)
an informal word for Mrs. which means mistress — a woman head of a family, business, etc.;
an informal word for addressing a man’s wife;
(less commonly) an informal word for any woman,
e.g.
He is planning to take his missus on a trip to Budapest.
The missus of the house made her hubby (husband) and the children winter-clean the entire house.
In the past the word missus was more commonly used to refer to a man’s wife; these days, however, it’s being replaced by the word ‘wife’.
For an article that explains how these titles Mr, Mrs, Ms and missus or missis have evolved, please click here, for an entertainment article about a show business personality and how coped with his missus that shows us how we come across this word in the present day scenario, please click here and for a news item in which we see this word being used to refer to a man’s wife, please click here.
