• MIRABILIST
n. 1599 obs. – one who works wonders
• MIRABUNDOUS
adj. 1694 obs. – wonderful
• MIRACLE BABY
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a baby born less than nine months after a couple’s wedding; an illegitimate baby
• MIRANDOUS
adj. 1652 obs. – wonderful
• MIRATE
vb. 1893 Amer. dial. – to wonder, to marvel; to admire something
• MIRATION
n. 1888 Amer. dial. – a display of wonderment, surprise, or admiration; a fuss, a clamour
• MIRLIGOES
n. 1. 1773 – dizziness, light-headedness, vertigo affecting the sight; especially in the phrase, “in the mirligoes” – in a state of dizziness → Sc.
n. 2. 1913 – ridiculous fancies; whims, caprices; mad frolicsomeness, the effect of drinking → Sc.
• MIRLY
adj. 1790 – spotted, streaked, marbled → Sc.
• MIRRAN
n. 1905 – a carrot → Sc. (Bk.)
• MIRROR GLASS
n. 1938 – a mirror → Amer. dial.
• MIRTHQUAKE
n. 1940 – anything amusing → US sl.
• MIS
adj. L19 – miserable → sl.
n. 1. L19 – a miscarriage → sl.
n. 2. L19 – a misery → sl.
• MISAGREEMENT
n. 1967 – a disagreement, a quarrel → Amer. dial.
• MISAMEANNESS
n. 1969 – misdeeds, sins → Amer. dial.
• MISBEHAVE
n. 20C Aust. rhyming sl. – a shave
vb. 1952 Amer. dial. – of children: to urinate or defecate in an improper place or at an improper time
• MISBOBBLE
n. 1912 Amer. dial. – a mistake, an error, a blunder
• MISCALL
vb. 1. 1899 Amer. dial. – to give an unworthy name of character to; to berate, to revile
vb. 2. 1938 Amer. dial. – to speak incorrectly, to misspeak
vb. 3. 1940 Amer. dial. – to mispronounce a word
• THE MISCHIEF
n. L16 sl. – euphemism for the devil
• MISCHIEF NIGHT
n. 1977 Amer. dial. – the night before Halloween, when doorbells are rung, gates removed from their hinges, car windows soaped, and houses and walks marked with chalk, egg, or flour
• THE MISCHIEF YOU SAY!
int. 1924 Amer. dial. – an exclamation
• MISCOBOBBLE
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a mistake, an error, a blunder
• MISCOGNIZE
vb. 1603 obs. rare – to fail to appreciate or acknowledge; to misunderstand
• MISCOMFRUMPLE
vb. 1854 Eng. dial. – to rumple, to crease; e.g. if one female sits so close to another as to rumple or crease her dress by pressing or sitting on it, she is said to ‘miscomfrumple’ it
• MISCOMPUT
adj. c1960 Amer. dial. – out of order
• MISCONFUDDLED
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. – confused, befuddled
• MISCUE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an error; a mistake; a blunder
• MISCUEBOBBLE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an error; a mistake; a blunder
• MISDEAL
n. L19 US sl. – a mistake
• MISDEEDY
adj. a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial. – doing wrong; mischievous
• MISDOUBTFUL
adj. 1927 Amer. dial. – dubious, uncertain
• MISEASY
adj. 1300 – miserable; wretched; uneasy; uncomfortable → obs.
• MISERABLE
adj. M19 Aust. sl. – tight-fisted, grasping, mean
n. M19 sl. – weak tea
• MISERABLE AS A BANDICOOT
adj. Bk1999 Aust. sl. – most unhappy
• MISERABLE ME!
int. 1936 Amer. dial. – oh dear me!
• THE MISERABLES
n. L19 sl. – a hangover
• MISERIES
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a general feeling of discomfort or illness
• THE MISERIES
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – love
n. 2. 1965 Amer. dial. – menstruation
• MISERISH
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – aching; painful
• MISERY
n. 1. L18 sl. – a depressing person
n. 2. 1827 Amer. dial. – an ache or pain
n. 3. E19 sl. – gin
n. 4. 1932 US sl. – bad coffee
• THE MISERY
n. 1832 Amer. dial. – an ache or pain
• MISERY BOWL
n. L19 sl. – a bowl used for vomiting by sufferers of sea-sickness
• MISERY-GUTS
n. 20C Brit. colloq. – a depressing, morose, or complaining person
• MISERY ME!
int. 1904 Amer. dial. – oh dear me!
• MISERY-MOANY
n. 1940s Irish sl. – a whinger; a complainer
• MISFIRE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an error; a mistake; a blunder
• MISFOOL
vb. 1953 Amer. dial. – to delude, to deceive
• MISFORTUNE
n. 1899 Amer. dial. – an illegitimate child
• MISFUDDLED
adj. 1968 Amer. dial. – confused, befuddled
• MISGULLY
vb. B1900 Sc. – to handle a ‘gully’ clumsily; to cut in a clumsy manner; to mangle in cutting or carving
• MISH
n. 1. c1670 Brit. sl. – a shirt; a chemise
n. 2. L19 Brit. sl. – a missionary
n. 3. 20C Brit. public schools’ usage – a mission
• MISHAPPY
adj. c1386 obs. – unhappy, miserable, sad, wretched
• MISHEGAAS
n. L19 Yiddish – nonsense, obsession, tomfoolery
• MISHEGOSS
n. L19 Yiddish – nonsense, obsession, tomfoolery
• MISH-MASH
n. 1950s sl. – an inadequate, confused person, esp. a woman who is undergoing emotional problems
• MISHOOGENA
adj. 1892 sl., orig. Jewish-Amer. – crazy, mad
• MISHT
n. 1939 Amer. dial. – manure
• MISH-TOPPER
n. c1670 Brit. sl. – a coat; a petticoat
• MISHWACAN
n. Bk1990 Amer. drug culture sl. – potent marijuana from Michoacan, a Mexican state
• MISKUBOBBLE
n. 1911 Amer. dial. – a mistake, an error, a blunder
• MISLAIN
vb. 1. E18 sl. – to rain
vb. 2. L19 sl. – to go
• MISLE
vb. E18 sl. – to rain
• THE MISLEADING PAPER
n. 1876 Brit. sl. – a nickname for ‘The Times’
• MISLEARED, MISLEERED
adj. 1785 Sc. & Eng. dial. – unmannerly, ill-bred
• MISLEST
vb. 1859 Eng. dial. – to molest, to annoy, to insult
• MISLI
vb. E18 sl. – to rain
• MISLICK
n. 1859 Amer. dial. – a poorly delivered or badly aimed stroke or blow; hence a mistake, or error
• MISLIKE
vb. 1. 1631 Sc. obs. – to displease
vb. 2. 1792 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to dislike
• MISLIKEN
vb. 1. 1684 Eng. dial. obs. – to disappoint of one’s expectations
vb. 2. 1822 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to disparage, to compare disparagingly; to miscall; to do discredit to
• MISLIPPEN
vb. 1. 1775 Eng. dial. – to disappoint
vb. 2. 1807 Sc. – to delude, to deceive
vb. 3. 1816 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to distrust, to doubt; to suspect
vb. 4. 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to neglect, to overlook; to mismanage
• MISLIST
vb. 1. 1845 Amer. dial. – to mistreat
vb. 2. 1950 Amer. dial. – to mistrust, to suspect
• MISLOOK
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to overlook; to miss in searching; to mislay, to lose temporarily
• MISLUCK
n. 1776 Sc. & Eng. dial. – ill luck, misfortune
vb. 1825 Sc. – to miscarry, not to prosper
• MISLUCKIT
adj. Bk1905 Sc. – unlucky, unfortunate
• MISLUSHIOUS
adj. 1721 Sc. obs. – malicious, rough
• MISMAGGLE
vb. 1742 Sc. obs. – to spoil., to mar; to disorder
• MISMAIM
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to disturb
• MISMAKE
vb. 1. 1825 Sc. – to shape badly; of clothes: to form improperly
vb. 2. 1825 Sc. – to disturb, to trouble; to discompose
• MISMANNERED
adj. 1660 Sc. & Eng. dial. – ill-mannered, unmannerly; unbecoming
• MISMAR
vb. 1804 Sc. obs. – to disarrange, to mar
• MISMARROW
n. 1868 Sc. – one of a pair that does not correspond, anything that is wrongly matched
vb. 1899 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to pair wrongly, not to match rightly
• MISMAY
vb. 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to disturb; to molest, to annoy
• MISMEAN
vb. 1899 Amer. dial. – to misspeak, to make a mistake
• MISOCAPNIST
n. 1839 – a hater of tobacco smoke
• MISMENSE
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to soil, to sully, to damage, to make untidy; also, to disgrace
• MISMOVE
vb. 1836 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to disturb, to trouble; to disconcert, to alarm, to flurry
• MISNARE
vb. Bk1905 – to incommode, to put out of the way (Eng. dial.)
• MISOCAPNIST
n. 1839 – a person who hates tobacco smoke → obs.
• MISOCYNY
n. 1889 – hatred of dogs
• MISOGAMIC
adj. 1803 – marriage-hating (rare)
• MISOGAMIST
n. 1706 – a hater of marriage
► MISOGELASTIC adj. hating laughter → 1877
• MISOLOGY
n. 1833 – hatred of reason or discussion; hatred of learning or knowledge
• MISOPEDIST
n. 1895 rare – one who dislikes children; a child-hater
• MISOPHOBIA
n. Bk1991 – an abnormal fear of dirt, especially of being contaminated by dirt
• MISOPOGONISTICALLY
adv. 1842 – with a hatred of beards
• MISOPOLEMICAL
adj. 1849 – war-hating
• MISORDERLY
adj. 1938 Amer. dial. – disorderly
• MISOSOPHIST
n. 1890 – a hater of wisdom
• MISOXENE
n. 1883 – a hater of strangers
• MISPLACED EYEBROW
n. 1918 Amer. jocular usage – a moustache
• MISPORTION
vb. Bk1905 Sc. – to eat to excess; to surfeit oneself
• MISPRINT
n. 20C Brit. sl. – a kiss that goes astray
• MISPROUD
adj. 1400 – improperly or unjustifiably vain or proud; arrogant, haughty → obs.
• MISPUT
adj. 1. 1898 Amer. dial. – annoyed, put out, upset, pouting
adj. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – untidy, messy
vb. 1. 1923 Amer. dial. – to lose, to mislay, to misplace; to mislead
vb. 2. 1942 Amer. dial. – to inconvenience; to discomfit
• MISQUEME
vb. a1000 obs. – to displease, to dissatisfy, to offend
• MISRECKON
n. 1896 Eng. dial. – a miscalculation, a mistake
vb. Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to miscalculate
• MISRED
adj. 1789 Sc. obs. – entangled; complicated
• MISREMEMBER
vb. 1856 Eng. & Amer. dial. – to forget
• MISS
n. 1. L17 sl. – a prostitute, a ‘whole of quality’
n. 2. 1721 Sc. & Eng. dial. obs. – a mistress, a paramour
n. 3. 1787 Sc. obs. – a fault, a defect, a mistake
n. 4. 1897 sl. – a miscarriage
n. 5. L19 sl. – a misery
n. 6. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – the eldest daughter of a family
n. 7. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – an error; a mistake; a blunder
vb. 1. L19 US sl. – to be unlucky
vb. 2. 1950s drug culture sl. – to inject a drug
• MISS A FOOT
vb. 1814 Sc. – to miss one’s footing; to make a false step; to stumble
• MISS ALICE
n. 1930s US homosexual sl. – the police
• MISS AMY
n. 1960s African-American sl. – a young White woman
• MISS ANN(E)
n. 1. 1926 Amer. dial., chiefly African-American – a White woman or girl
n. 2. 1977 Amer. dial., chiefly African-American – a Black woman who puts on airs and tries to act like a White woman
• MISS ANNIE
n. 1926 Amer. dial., chiefly African-American – a White woman or girl
• MISS ASTOR
n. 1. 1966 Amer. dial. – a woman who overdresses, or spends too much on clothes
n. 2. 1966 Amer. dial. – a woman who puts on a lot of airs; an elite ‘social leader’ of a community; usually mocking
• MISS BROWN
n. L18 sl. – the vagina
• MISS CARRIE
n. 1960s drug culture sl. – a quantity of drugs carried on one’s person
• MISS CLEAN
n. 1970s sl., orig. US – someone who makes a point of portraying themselves (sincerely or otherwise) as free of corruption, esp. in politics, business, sport or other forms of public life in which a proclaimed moral stance is useful
• MISS CUBBA
n. 20C sl. – an effeminate man
• MISSED-MEAL COLIC
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – hunger
• MIS-SEEM
vb. 1836 Sc. – to ill-become
• MISS EMMA
n. 1930s drug culture sl. – morphine
• MISS EMMA JONES
n. 1950s drug culture sl. – an addiction to morphine
• MIS-SET
vb. 1790 Sc. obs. – to put out of humour; to displease
• MISSET
n. 1640 Eng. dial. – a small dog
• MISS EVERY HAIR OF HIS HEAD
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to miss anyone very much
• MISS FIST
n. 20C sl. – the hand, in the context of masturbation
• MISS FITCH
n. 20C rhyming sl. for ‘bitch’ – an unpleasant woman
• MISS FLASH
n. 1950s homosexual sl. – a user of amphetamines or Benzedrine
• MISS FORTUNE
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – misfortune
• MISS GREEN
n. 1950s Amer. sl. – marijuana
• MISS GRIND
n. 17C – a very hard worker
• MISS GRUMPUS
n. 1986 Amer. sl. – a grumpy or bad-tempered woman
• MISS HORNER
n. 1. 19C Brit. sl. – a sexually loose woman
n. 2. 19C sl. – the female genitals
• MISS HOT-BOT
n. 1920 sl. – a highly sexed or over-sexed girl
• MISSIE
n. 1810 Amer. dial. – a title or term of address for a girl or woman
• MISSILE
n. 1980s drug culture sl. – phencyclidine
• MISSILE BASING
n. 1980s drug culture sl. – a mixture of liquid crack cocaine and phencyclidine
• MISSING
adj. 1. Bk1905 Sc. – of a tide: moderate, not full
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – dead
n. M19 sl. – courtship
• MISSING LINK
n. 20C US sl. – a stupid person
• MISSION
n. 1. 1980s drug culture sl. – a binge on crack cocaine
n. 2. 1980s drug culture sl. – a search for drugs, esp. for cocaine
vb. 1823 Sc. obs. – to commission; to send on an errand
• MISSIONAR
n. 1828 Sc. – an itinerant preacher
• MISSIONARY
n. 1. 20C US criminals’ euphemism – a pimp
n. 2. M20 US sl. – a drug peddler
• MISSIONARY MAN
n. 1980s US college sl. – an uninspired lover
• MISSION SQUAWKER
n. 1920s US tramp sl. – a mission evangelist
• MISSION STIFF
n. 1. L19 US sl. – a missionary worker
n. 2. L19 US sl. – a tramp or vagrant who frequents charitable missions, looking for hand-outs, food and shelter, esp. one who pretends conversion
• MISSIS
n. 1. 1833 sl. – a wife
n. 2. 1875 sl. – a term of address to a female
n. 3. M19 colloq. – the mistress of the household
• MISSISSING
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – assuming, authoritative, domineering
• MISSISSIPPI MARBLES
n. 1920 Amer. jocular usage – dice; a game of dice, esp. craps
• MISSISSIPPI MUD
n. L19 sl., orig. US – thick, strong coffee
• MISSISSIPPI MULE
n. 1. 1920s US sl. – dice, or the game of craps
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. – whisky, esp. illegally made whisky
• MISSISSIPPI NUT
n. 1765 US – the pecan
• MISS JANE
n. 1950s W. Indies – an effeminate man
• MISS JANET
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – an outhouse or toilet
• MISS LASHEY
n. 1950s W. Indies – a male gossip
• MISS LAYCOCK
n. 1. L18 sl. – a prostitute
n. 2. L18 sl. – the vagina
• MISSLIE
adj. 1802 Sc. – solitary, lonely from the absence of anything
adj. 1824 Sc. – missed, regretted, or wanted when absent
• MISS LILLIAN
n. 1960s African-American sl. – a White girl or woman of any age, but usually an older woman
• MISS LIZZIE TISH
n. 1. 1960s US sl. – a woman who overdresses
n. 2. 1960s US sl. – an elite social leader of a community; usually used mockingly
• MISS MASS BUT HIT THE GATHERING
vb. Bk1905 N. Ireland – to nearly do something
• MISS MAUD
n. 1896 Amer. sl. – an effeminate man
• MISS-MEAL COLIC
n. 1928 Amer. dial. – hunger
• MISS-MEAL CRAMPS
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – hunger
• MISSMENT
n. 1. 1865 Eng. & Amer. dial. – an error; a mistake; a blunder
n. 2. 1890 Eng. dial. – a loss
• MISS MOLLY
n. 1754 sl. – an effeminate man or boy, esp. a homosexual; usually used derisively
• MISS MOLLYISM
n. E18 – effeminacy → sl.
• MISS MORPH
n. 1960 – morphine → drug culture sl.
• MISS NANCY
n. 1. 19C – a prim person of either sex → colloq.
n. 2. E19 – an effeminate man, presumably a homosexual → sl.
n. 3. L19 – a catamite → sl.
• MISS-NANCYFIED
adj. E19 – effeminate → sl.
• MISS NANCYISH
adj. E19 – effeminate → sl.
• MISS-NANCYISM
n. E19 – effeminacy → sl.
• MISS NIGHTINGALE
n. 1976 – a nurse → Amer. dial.
• MISS OF THE TOWN
n. M17 – a prostitute; ‘a whore of quality’ → sl.
• MISS ONE’S TIP
vb. 1854 – to fail in one’s aim or object → sl., orig. circus usage
• MIS-SORT
vb. 1. 1905 – to mismanage, to treat wrongly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
vb. 2. 1905 – to mistrust → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• MISSOURI FEATHERBED
n. 1961 – a mattress stuffed with ‘prairie feathers’ (straw) → Amer. dial.
• MISSOURI HUMMINGBIRD
n. 1915 – a Missouri mule → World War I Amer. sl.
• MISSOURI MINNOW
n. 1983 – a goldfish → Amer. dial.
• MISSOURI PISTOL
n. 1977 – a whip with a buckskin thong attached to the end, used by muleskinners and bullwhackers → Amer. dial.
• MISSOURI TOOTHPICK
n. M19 – a large knife, similar to a bowie knife → US sl.
• MISSPEAK
vb. 1905 – to praise unduly → Sc. obs. (Bk.)
• MISSPEND ONESELF
vb. 1953 – to overreach → Amer. dial.
• MISS STAYS
vb. 1907 – to fail, to make a mistake → Amer. dial.
• MISSTAY
vb. 1916 – to fail, to make a mistake → Amer. dial.
• MISS THE BUS
vb. 1915 – to lose an opportunity; to fail in an undertaking → sl.
• MISS THE CUSHION
vb. 1525 – to miss the mark; to make a mistake; to err; to fail in an attempt → obs.
• MISS THINGUM
n. 1850 – a person whose name one cannot recall or does not know → Amer. dial.
• MISS TIZZIE LISH
n. 1. 1960 – a woman who overdresses → US sl.
n. 2. 1960 – an elite social leader of a community; usually used mockingly → US sl.
• MISSUS
n. 1. 1833 – a wife → sl.
n. 2. 1875 – a term of address to a female → sl.
• MISSUSY
adj. 1905 – assuming, authoritative, domineering → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• MISS-WOMAN
n. 1953 – a refined, accomplished young woman, either married or single → Amer. dial.
• MISSY
n. 1. 1810 – a title or term of address for a girl or woman → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1905 – the eldest daughter of a family → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• MISSY BABA
n. 1892 – a young lady → Anglo-Indian sl. (Bk.)
• MIST
n. 1. 1965 – a very light snowfall → Amer. dial.
n. 2. 1970 – phencyclidine → drug culture sl.
n. 3. 1980 – smoke created by a crack cocaine pipe → drug culture sl.
n. 4. 2000 – a state of high excitement, drug induced or otherwise → UK sl.
• MISTAH BIG
n. 1930 – an important, influential person, esp. a ‘criminal mastermind’ → sl., orig. US
• MISTAKE
n. 1950 – an unplanned pregnancy and the child that follows → sl.
• MISTAKE A FOOT
vb. 1790 – to stumble → Sc. obs.
• MISTAKE THE ROAD
vb. 1905 – to stumble → Sc. obs. (Bk.)
• MIST ALCRITY!
int. 20C – Christ almighty! → US colloq.
• MISTENT
n. 1821 – a mistake, slip → Sc.
vb. 1825 – to neglect → Sc.
• MISTER
n. 1. 1641 – need, want, necessity → Sc. obs.
n. 2. 1760 – a term of address to a male → sl.
n. 3. 1929 – a husband or head of a household → Amer. dial.
n. 4. 1966 – a bull → Amer. dial. euphemism
n. 5. 1990 – heroin → US drug culture sl.
vb. 1970 – to rain very finely → Amer. dial.
• THE MISTER
n. 1934 – one’s husband → Amer. dial.
• MISTER BIG
n. 1930 – an important, influential person, esp. a ‘criminal mastermind’ → sl., orig. US
• MISTER CHARLEY • MISTER CHARLIE
n. 1928 – a Whiteman; the boss; White people → African-American usage, often derogatory
• MISTERFUL
adj. 1. 1641 – needy, in want or difficulty → Sc. obs.
adj. 2. 1905 – misty → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• MISTERN
adj. 1905 – dazzled → Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
• MISTER NICE-GUY
n. 1957 – a paragon of kindness, friendliness, tolerance, etc. → Amer. colloq.
• MISTER TOM
n. M20 – the penis; a personification of the penis → African-American sl.
• MISTER TRUMAN’S WAR
n. 1964 – the Korean war → US sl.
• MISTER TWENTY-SIX
n. 1973 – a hypodermic needle → US sl.
• MISTER WHISKERS
n. 1933 – the federal government or one of its agents or agencies → US criminals’ sl.
• MISTER WINKY
n. 2001 – the penis → US sl.
• MISTER WOOD
n. 1998 – a police truncheon → UK sl.
• MISTER WOOD IN THE HOUSE
phr. 1998 – used to describe a poorly attended circus performance → UK sl.
• MIST-FAWN
n. 1822 – mist resembling a white spot of ground → Sc. obs.
• MISTIE
n. 2002 – a tablet of morphine sulphate → NZ sl.
• MISTIME
vb. 1841 – to disturb the regular routine of one’s life; to put out of one’s usual habits → Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MISTIMEOUS
adj. 1905 – irregular, unpunctual, not to be trusted to do anything at the proper time or in the proper manner → Sc. (Bk.)
• MIST RAIN
n. 1986 – a very light rain; a drizzle → Amer. dial.
vb. 1909 – to rain lightly with very small drops; to drizzle → Amer. dial.
• MISTRESS
n. 1. 1849 – a lady → Ireland
n. 2. 1875 – a term of address to a strange woman → Eng. dial.
n. 3. 1900 – a female sweetheart → Eng. dial.
n. 4. 1905 – a young married lady → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
n. 5. 1905 – an employer → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• MISTRUE
vb. 1898 – to distrust; to disbelieve → Sc.
• MISTRY
adj. 1905 – dim-sighted → Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
vb. 1905 – to deceive, to delude → Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
• MISTRYST
vb. 1816 – to miss an appointed meeting or tryst → Sc.
• MISTRYSTED
adj. 1849 – perplexed, confused, frightened → Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MISTY
n. 2002 – a tablet of morphine sulphate → NZ sl.
• MISTY-MOISTY
adj. 1856 – of the weather: misty, foggy; threatening rain → Amer. dial.
• MISWEM
n. 1905 – a mistake, a blunder → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
• MISWIVE
vb. 1250 – to marry unsuitably or unlawfully → obs.
• MISWOMAN
n. 1528 – a bad, wicked woman; a whore or lewd woman; a strumpet → obs.
• MISWONTED
adj. 1. 1905 – tender → Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
adj. 2. 1905 – having bad habits → Eng. dial. obs. (Bk.)
• MISWORD
n. 1893 – an angry, unkind, or abusive word; blame, censure, disagreement → Eng. dial.
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