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单词 mizz
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mizzn.

Brit. /mɪz/, U.S. /mɪz/
Forms: 1900s– miz, 1900s– mizz. Also with capital initial.
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Ms n.2
Etymology: Representing the spoken realization of Ms n.2 (see discussion at that entry). Compare Miz n.1
= Ms n.2
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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).
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