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missy

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?m?s.i/
  • Rhymes: -?si

Etymology 1

From miss +? -y.

Noun

missy (plural missies)

  1. A young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement, typically used jokingly or rebukingly.
  2. (Singapore, Malaysia) A female nurse.

Descendants

  • ? Maori: Mihi

Translations

Adjective

missy (not comparable)

  1. Girlish; effeminate; sentimental.
  2. Of, or pertaining to, female clothing or clothing sizes.

Etymology 2

Noun

missy (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) Alternative form of misy

Anagrams

  • mysis

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hissy

English

Etymology

hiss +? -y

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?h?si/
  • Rhymes: -?si

Adjective

hissy (comparative hissier, superlative hissiest)

  1. Accompanied with hisses.
  2. Making a hissing sound.
  3. Childish or petulant.

Synonyms

  • (making a hissing sound): hissing, sibilant; see also Thesaurus:sibilant
  • (childish): infantile, milky; see also Thesaurus:childish
  • (petulant): bad-tempered, huffy, irritable; see also Thesaurus:irritable

Derived terms

  • hissy fit
  • tissy

Noun

hissy (plural hissies)

  1. (US) A tantrum, a fit.

Synonyms

  • See Thesaurus:tantrum

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