missyn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪsi/, U.S.

/ˈmɪsi/

Forms: 1600s 1900s– missee, 1700s– missey, 1700s– missy, 1800s misse, 1800s– missie.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: miss n.², -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < miss n.² + -y suffix⁶.

Used as an affectionate, playful, or (occasionally) contemptuous form of address or mode of reference in speaking to or of a young girl or ‘miss’; (hence) a young girl.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > child > girl > [noun] > as term of address

girl1562

sis1596

missy1676

little woman1790

birdeen1840

missikins1923

1676 in 12th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1890) App. v. 29 A coach fitt for pretty Missee is not to be found ready made.

a1777 S. Foote Cozeners (1778) iii. ii. 68 I take care, Missy, never you fear.

1780 F. Burney Let. 24 Aug. in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (2003) IV. 226 I beg my best Comp^ts to him,—& to my Master & Missey.

a1813 J. H. St. J. de Crèvecoeur More Lett. from Amer. Farmer (1995) 245 Eltha:..Will you have a Dram of wisky this Morning? Tom: Tanke you, Misse'.

1818 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 3 403 An English missy, slim and pale.

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. xiv. 214 ‘What's little missy's name?’ said Tom, at last.

1876 R. D. Blackmore Cripps liii The pious papa and the milk-and-water missy rush into each other's arms.

1924 R. Macaulay Orphan Island xv. 202 ‘You're very smart and proud, missie,’ her uncle told her.

1967 P. Roth When she was Good iii. 274 Either you calm down with that bossy little voice, missy, or you get out.

1990 ‘J. Gash’ Very Last Gambado (1991) xi. 98 The police woman was..speculating whether this prissy missie was a secret raver.

Compounds

missy sahib n. [compare memsahib n., sahib n.] = miss sahib n. at miss n.² Compounds.

ΚΠ

1911 F. H. Burnett Secret Garden i. 7 The few native servants..had left the house.., none of them even remembering that there was a Missie Sahib.

1977 D. Murphy Where Indus is Young i. 41 At 7.55 a.m. Begum Sahib and Missee Sahib were standing with their gear beside the relevant jeep.

Derivatives

ˈmissy-like adj. rare = missish adj.

ΚΠ

1831 Society 1 138 The missy-like astonishment you are pleased to assume.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

missyadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɪsi/, U.S.

/ˈmɪsi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: miss n.², -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < miss n.² + -y suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier missish adj.

Now rare.

= missish adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > affectedly proper

moy1487

strait-laced1554

mima1586

prim1702

prick-eared1707

prudish1717

priggish1731

primsy1786

trig1793

missish1795

missy1805

pershittie1808

missyish1818

missy-like1831

primmy1857

pruney and prismatic (or prismy)1857

antiseptic1891

blue-nosed1893

prissy1894

Nice Nelly1922

prissified1923

prunes and prismy1931

1805 J. Ballantyne Let. 1 Dec. in Rev. Eng. Stud. (1993) May 201 He has an idea (wh[ich] it will be needless to attempt to remove) that it is a missy form of publication.

1831 Society 1 88 The mean and missy feeling of seizing the first opportunity to speak to you of a man.

1859 A. K. H. Boyd Recreat. Country Parson ii. 43 I have heard..the same person called a gentlemanlike man and a missy piece of affectation.

1881 Literary World 14 Jan. 26/1 With nothing to recommend him physically but a missy prettiness.

1970 Women's Wear Daily 23 Nov. 31/2 So many knit pants in the market are dumb, missy looks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	missy
释义	missyn. Brit. /ˈmɪsi/, U.S. /ˈmɪsi/ Forms: 1600s 1900s– missee, 1700s– missey, 1700s– missy, 1800s misse, 1800s– missie. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: miss n.², -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < miss n.² + -y suffix⁶. Used as an affectionate, playful, or (occasionally) contemptuous form of address or mode of reference in speaking to or of a young girl or ‘miss’; (hence) a young girl. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > girl > [noun] > as term of address girl1562 sis1596 missy1676 little woman1790 birdeen1840 missikins1923 1676 in 12th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1890) App. v. 29 A coach fitt for pretty Missee is not to be found ready made. a1777 S. Foote Cozeners (1778) iii. ii. 68 I take care, Missy, never you fear. 1780 F. Burney Let. 24 Aug. in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (2003) IV. 226 I beg my best Comp^ts to him,—& to my Master & Missey. a1813 J. H. St. J. de Crèvecoeur More Lett. from Amer. Farmer (1995) 245 Eltha:..Will you have a Dram of wisky this Morning? Tom: Tanke you, Misse'. 1818 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 3 403 An English missy, slim and pale. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. xiv. 214 ‘What's little missy's name?’ said Tom, at last. 1876 R. D. Blackmore Cripps liii The pious papa and the milk-and-water missy rush into each other's arms. 1924 R. Macaulay Orphan Island xv. 202 ‘You're very smart and proud, missie,’ her uncle told her. 1967 P. Roth When she was Good iii. 274 Either you calm down with that bossy little voice, missy, or you get out. 1990 ‘J. Gash’ Very Last Gambado (1991) xi. 98 The police woman was..speculating whether this prissy missie was a secret raver. Compounds missy sahib n. [compare memsahib n., sahib n.] = miss sahib n. at miss n.² Compounds. ΚΠ 1911 F. H. Burnett Secret Garden i. 7 The few native servants..had left the house.., none of them even remembering that there was a Missie Sahib. 1977 D. Murphy Where Indus is Young i. 41 At 7.55 a.m. Begum Sahib and Missee Sahib were standing with their gear beside the relevant jeep. Derivatives ˈmissy-like adj. rare = missish adj. ΚΠ 1831 Society 1 138 The missy-like astonishment you are pleased to assume. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). missyadj. Brit. /ˈmɪsi/, U.S. /ˈmɪsi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: miss n.², -y suffix¹. Etymology: < miss n.² + -y suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier missish adj. Now rare. = missish adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [adjective] > affectedly proper moy1487 strait-laced1554 mima1586 prim1702 prick-eared1707 prudish1717 priggish1731 primsy1786 trig1793 missish1795 missy1805 pershittie1808 missyish1818 missy-like1831 primmy1857 pruney and prismatic (or prismy)1857 antiseptic1891 blue-nosed1893 prissy1894 Nice Nelly1922 prissified1923 prunes and prismy1931 1805 J. Ballantyne Let. 1 Dec. in Rev. Eng. Stud. (1993) May 201 He has an idea (wh[ich] it will be needless to attempt to remove) that it is a missy form of publication. 1831 Society 1 88 The mean and missy feeling of seizing the first opportunity to speak to you of a man. 1859 A. K. H. Boyd Recreat. Country Parson ii. 43 I have heard..the same person called a gentlemanlike man and a missy piece of affectation. 1881 Literary World 14 Jan. 26/1 With nothing to recommend him physically but a missy prettiness. 1970 Women's Wear Daily 23 Nov. 31/2 So many knit pants in the market are dumb, missy looks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1676adj.1805
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