Mrs. Robinson

Mrs. Robinson noun: an older woman who seduces a younger man.

Noun

Mrs. Robinson (plural Mrs. Robinsons)

(informal) An older woman who seduces a younger man.
- It's no longer the frustrated, outrageous outlet of a "Mrs. Robinson" or the lonely line of the spring of "Mrs. Stone."1974, Vogue, volume 163, page iii
- A Mr. Goodbar crowd (with some Mrs. Robinsons) and the hottest sundown cruising in town for the 40-and-under professional crowd.1979 November, Texas Monthly, volume 7, number 11

Mrs. Robinson (third-person singular simple present Mrs. Robinsons, present participle Mrs. Robinsoning, simple past and past participle Mrs. Robinsoned)

(slang, transitive) Of a woman, to seduce a younger man.
- At the time I wrote this, it didn't seem appropriate to mention in The Times that I've ‘got my eye’ on husky-voiced, awkward Marv – Charlie's best friend – and would totally Mrs Robinson him when he reaches the age of majority; some four years hence form his age in the books.2012, Caitlin Moran, Moranthology, Ebury, page 180

Noun
plural	Mrs. Robinsons
Verb
third-person singular present	Mrs. Robinsons
present participle	Mrs. Robinsoning
past participle	Mrs. Robinsoned
past	Mrs. Robinsoned

Name of a character in Charles Webb's The Graduate (1963) and its film adaptation.

What does Mrs. Robinson mean?: Mrs. Robinson means an older woman who seduces a younger man.
What part of speech is Mrs. Robinson?: Mrs. Robinson can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of Mrs. Robinson?: The plural of Mrs. Robinson is Mrs. Robinsons.

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