Mr. Right

plural Mr. Rights · plural Messrs. Right

1. alternativeAlternative form of Mister Right.

   Leave the schlumps behind. You can't hope to find Mr. Right but continue to see Mr. Not-on-Your-Life.

   2009, J. Courtney Sullivan, Dating Up: Dump the Schlump and Find a Quality Man, Hachette, →ISBN

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   The fact that there were scores of good‐looking men aboard was widely remarked. “I don’t know where to start,” drawled one passenger, sipping his Tequila Sunrise. “I’ve met three Mr. Rights before lunch.”

   1975 April 6, Cliff Jahr, “The All‐Gay Cruise: Prejudice and Pride”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Dec 2020

   Then comes the chance to become a governess, first in St. John’s Wood, then, in a Sussex country house. And presto! Bronwen is transformed into “a wild tornado” hotly pursued by two Messrs. Right.

   1975 November 16, “Moment of Truth”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC