单词 | mizz |
释义 | mizzn. = Ms n.2 ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > title > for a woman her reverence1802 Miz1858 Ms1901 mizz1972 mama1977 1901 Humeston (Iowa) New Era 4 Dec. 7/4 As a word to be used in place of ‘Miss’ or ‘Mrs.’, when the addresser is ignorant of the state of the person addressed, the Springfield Republican suggests a word of which ‘Ms.’ is the abbreviation, with a pronunciation something like ‘Mizz’. But the Republican does not tell what the new word is or how it is to be spelled.] 1972 Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 June 28/3 Cavett addressed her as Mrs. Morgan and asked her if she would rather be called a miz and she said she didn't care. 1974 J. Philips Power Killers (1975) iii. iv. 183 Nice to have you back, ma'am... Or should I say ‘Miz’? 1989 T. Clancy Clear & Present Danger xxi. 444 She looked like a Mizz. 1991 Atlantic June 22/2 It may be that in the end ‘Ms.’ will slightly outlast ‘Mr.’ as a courtesy title, if only because mizzes tend to outlast misters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1972 |
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