Mrs. degree
Mrs. degree noun: of a woman, attending college or university with the main intention of finding a potential spouse.
Noun
Mrs. degree (plural Mrs. degrees)
- Of a woman, attending college or university with the main intention of finding a potential spouse.
- And there was a time when women were told to go to college not for a B.A. or a B.S. but for an “MRS. Degree,” with the expectation of walking right off the graduation stage and down the aisle.2020 May 15, Amisha Padnani, “Is Marriage a Prize?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 May 2020
- On Saturday, to raucous applause, he declared: “We should bring back the celebration of the Mrs. degree.”2025 June 23, Emma Goldberg, Jake Dockins, “‘Less Burnout, More Babies’: How Conservatives Are Winning Young Women”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 23 Jun 2025
Forms of Mrs. degree
| plural | Mrs. degrees |
|---|---|
| alternative form | MRS. degree |
| alternative form | MRS degree |
| alternative form | MRS Degree |
| alternative form | M.R.S. degree |
Origin of Mrs. degree
From Mrs, punning on MS (“Master of Science”).
Questions about Mrs. degree
- What does Mrs. degree mean?
- Mrs. degree means of a woman, attending college or university with the main intention of finding a potential spouse.
- What part of speech is Mrs. degree?
- Mrs. degree is a noun.
- What is the plural of Mrs. degree?
- The plural of Mrs. degree is Mrs. degrees.
Words near Mrs. degree in the dictionary
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