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Mr. Right
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Mr Right
English
Noun
+ Messrs. Right Mr. Right
en Mister Right.
en Ms. Right
6 April 1975 Cliff Jahr The All‐Gay Cruise: Prejudice and Pride https://web.archive.org/web/20201215165351/https://www.nytimes.com/1975/04/06/archives/the-allgay-cruise-prejudice-and-pride-the-allgay-cruise-prejudice.html 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.”
16 November 1975 Moment of Truth https://www.nytimes.com/1975/11/16/archives/moment-of-truth.html 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.
en 2009 J. Courtney Sullivan Dating Up: Dump the Schlump and Find a Quality Man Hachette 9780446562607 Leave the schlumps behind. You can't hope to find Mr. Right but continue to see Mr. Not-on-Your-Life.