History and Etymology for mise Middle French, literally, action of putting or setting, from feminine of mis, past participle of mettre to put, set, from Latin mittere to send.

Is mise well a word?

In the style of pronouncing different ‘differnt’ comes ‘mise-well,’ which is what I call the York County short form of saying “might as well.”

What does the phrase well well mean?

(idiomatic, dated, US, Canada) Indicating pondering or consideration, often with sarcasm or mock surprise. … (with sarcasm) Well, well, well. Look who’s back. And they said we’d never see him again.