Ms. Claus

English

Proper noun

Ms. Claus (plural Ms. Clauses)

  1. Synonym of Mrs. Claus.
    • 1975 December 20, Polk Laffoon IV, “Judges’ task was difficult”, in The Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati, Oh., →OCLC, page 13, column 5:
      MORE THAN ANYTHING, the stories refelcted the vivid imaginations of readers, young and old. We read about every kind of trauma at the North Pole: missing reindeer, striking elves, sick Santa Clauses, feminist Ms. Clauses.
    • 1979 December 17, F.P., “I saw Daddy kissing Santa Claus”, in The Staunton Leader, volume 132, number 246, Staunton, Va., →OCLC, page 4, columns 3–4:
      At shopping plazas and stores all over the country this year, children are sitting on the laps of buxom Santas with high voices and rouge on their beards. No “Ms. Clauses,[”] these gals ARE Santa.
    • 2005 December 25, Katie Zezima, “Risque Display Sets Off Debate Over Decency in Maine”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 May 2015:
      "I just took it a step further," said Ms. Stockford, who was wearing a "Ms. Claus" outfit: a long-sleeved, floor-length red velour dress with white fur on the scoop neckline, cuffs and bottom.
    • 2007 January, Erika Schickel, “Tossing the Cookies”, in You’re Not the Boss of Me: Adventures of a Modern Mom, New York, N.Y.: Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 68:
      We happily set to our task, creaming our presoftened butter and mixing in our dry ingredients, feeling like a couple of Ms. Clauses, when . . . oh no, waitaminute—we have baking soda, not baking powder!
    • 2014 December 14, Katie Van Syckle, “We Spent 9 Hours at SantaCon So You Didn’t Have To”, in Intelligencer‎[2], New York, N.Y.: New York Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 November 2018:
      I talk to two middle-aged women who are SantaCon alumni and return annually because they just really love Christmas and “spreading holiday cheer.” One of the women is dressed as Ms. Claus and looking for a bathroom.
    • 2022 November 9, Daniel Kreps, “See Proud Boys Confront ‘Trans Santa’ in Clip From Upcoming Doc ‘Santa Camp’”, in Rolling Stone‎[3], New York, N.Y.: Penske Media Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 9 November 2022:
      The film focuses on the New Hampshire campsite where professional Santas, Ms. Clauses, and elves visit each year to gear up for the holiday season.
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