"missis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: missises [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} missis (plural missises)
  1. (US, historical, colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of missus, representing African-American Vernacular English. Tags: US, alt-of, colloquial, historical, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: missus, representing African-American Vernacular English
    Sense id: en-missis-en-noun-KUf0da9O Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, American English, English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31
  2. (UK, colloquial) Alternative spelling or pronunciation spelling of missus. Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative, colloquial, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: missus
    Sense id: en-missis-en-noun-NW3~GXUm Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

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