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MRS degree

MRS degree is the alternative form of Mrs. degree.

Meaning of Mrs. degree

Noun

Mrs. degree (plural Mrs. degrees)

  1. (Canada, US, derogatory, slang) 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

Forms of MRS degree

pluralMRS degrees

Questions about MRS degree

What is MRS degree the alternative form of?
MRS degree is the alternative form of Mrs. degree.

Words near MRS degree in the dictionary

  1. MRS
  2. Mrs Christmas
  3. Mrs Christmases
  4. Mrs Claus
  5. Mrs Clauses
  6. MRS degree
  7. Mrs Gren
  8. Mrs Miggins
  9. Mrs Mop
  10. Mrs Mops
  11. Mrs President

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