(~es)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
You use ~ in front of the name of a girl or unmarried woman when you are speaking to her or referring to her.
It was nice talking to you, ~ Giroux...
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2.
In some schools, children address their women teachers as ~. (mainly BRIT)
‘Chivers!’—‘Yes, ~?’
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