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单词 misper
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mispern.

Brit. /ˈmɪspə/, /ˈmɪspəː/, U.S. /ˈmɪspər/
Forms: 1900s– MisPer, 1900s– Misper, 1900s– misper.
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: missing person n. at missing adj. and n.2 Special uses.
Etymology: Shortened < missing person n. at missing adj. and n.2 Special uses.
British (chiefly Police slang).
= missing person n. at missing adj. and n.2 Special uses.
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1994 Guardian 11 June (Weekend Suppl.) 38/4 The JPU [= Juvenile Protection Unit] recognise a girl being cornered by two young men outside Stringfellows near Leicester Square as a ‘Misper’.
1995 Guardian 29 Sept. ii. 7/3 He..leaves the sister of a ‘misper’ in peace rather than ask ‘And how did you feel?’
1999 I. Rankin Dead Souls xi. 77 Last estimate I saw said there could be as many as a quarter of a million MisPers out there.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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