Dictionary

Miss Wrong en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (humorous, idiomatic) An unsuitable female companion, especially a wife.
   • Plain Jane loved Mr. Right, but his interests were focused elsewhere, usually on Miss Wrong, […] And then, one day, after being used and abused by Miss Wrong, Mr. Right suddenly realized Miss Right had been there all along. 1998 May 29, Lawrence Van Gelder, “‘Broadway Damage’: Mr. Right Finally Finds a True Love: Plain Dwayne”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2002:
   • So, even a woman who’s also unmarried, 33 maybe, who needs only one good divorce to really get started, considers me a bad risk. I can’t even find Miss Wrong. 1978 November 29, Ed Butler, “In Search of Miss Wrong”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
   • Typically, the patient who is always attracted to Mr. Wrong or Miss Wrong reports a series of romantic rejections while failing to see any pattern. 1982 January 18, Georgia Dullea, “The Pattern of Picking the ‘Wrong’ Partner”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jul 2013:
   • How am I to believe Gemma is Miss Right when there are millions upon millions of possible Miss Wrongs to check first? 2011, Jon Richardson, “19.54: Fiesta time”, in It’s Not Me, It’s You!, London: HarperCollinsPublishers, →ISBN, page 87:
   • Whilst searching for Miss Right, enjoy yourself with the Misses Wrong. 2001 March 27, S.T. Pickrell, “The Rules”, in alt.romance (Usenet), archived from the original on 25 Mar 2026:

Forms

Antonyms

Miss Right

Coordinates

Mister Wrong