"Miss Wrong" meaning in All languages combined

See Miss Wrong on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Miss Wrongs [plural], Misses Wrong [plural], Ms Wrong [alternative], Ms. Wrong [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|+|Misses Wrong|head=Miss Wrong}} Miss Wrong (plural Miss Wrongs or Misses Wrong)
  1. (idiomatic, humorous) An unsuitable female companion, especially a wife. Tags: humorous, idiomatic Coordinate_terms: Mister Wrong
    Sense id: en-Miss_Wrong-en-noun-LWzTyCaw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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