Murse

//mɝs// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A man's purse. US, slang

    "But I could use it as a murse for the show if you're parting with that ole thing."

  2. 2
    A male nurse. US, slang

    "Scrubs used this one recently, where Elliot couldn't cope with the idea of dating a male nurse ("murse") and Carla was having trouble accepting Turk's marriage proposal:"

Synonyms

All synonyms
man bagman purseman purseman-bag

Example

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"But I could use it as a murse for the show if you're parting with that ole thing."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Blend of man + purse.

Etymology 2

Blend of male + nurse.

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