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Ferrus
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Missish

Postby Ferrus » Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:53 pm

a. 1. Like a miss; prim; affected; sentimental.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Missish
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Postby Slava » Thu May 06, 2010 9:02 pm

A way of using this in contemporary terms:

The Governor of California could have said "missish men," instead of "girly men."
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Postby Stargzer » Sat May 08, 2010 2:31 pm

While it has an alliterative advantage, I'm not sure that "missish men" was the connotation he wanted to convey. Girly men it shall remain.

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Postby misterdoe » Thu May 13, 2010 12:11 am

Missish sounds like it could have been an ancient tribal group, always being drawn into fighting against -- and losing to -- Hittites! :lol:
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