missy

[ mis-ee ]

noun

, Informal.

, plural miss·ies.

1. young miss; girl.

missy

/ ˈmɪsɪ /

noun

1. informal.
   an affectionate or sometimes disparaging form of address to a young girl

Word History and Origins

Origin of missy¹

First recorded in 1670–80; miss ² + -y ²

Example Sentences

The United States, South Korea, Japan and others issued a joint statement condemning the missies transfer.

From Seattle Times

Then she said, “Good to see you again, missy.”

From Literature

“Go on home, missy,” one of the men called.

From Literature

“Get back here, missy! I got all your aces!”

From Literature

“So we started to look at the data and realized that this was the tipping point between missy sizing and plus sizing, and that step change in patterns was too extreme.”

From New York Times

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