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murse

UK/mɜːs/US/mɝs/

murse noun: a man's purse.

Noun (1)

murse (plural murses)

  1. (US, slang) A man's purse.
    • But I could use it as a murse for the show if you're parting with that ole thing.2009, Deborah Gregory, Catwalk: Strike a Pose
    Synonyms:
    man-bag, man purse

Noun (2)

murse (plural murses)

  1. (US, slang) A male nurse.
    • 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:2003, rec.arts.tv (Usenet)

Synonyms of murse

Forms of murse

pluralmurses

Origin of murse

Blend of man + purse.

Blend of male + nurse.

Words that rhyme with murse

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Questions about murse

What does murse mean?
Murse means a man's purse.
What part of speech is murse?
Murse is a noun.
How do you pronounce murse?
Murse is pronounced /mɝs/ (US).
What is the plural of murse?
The plural of murse is murses.

Words near murse in the dictionary

  1. Murrurundi
  2. murry
  3. Murrys
  4. Murs
  5. mursalski
  6. murse
  7. murses
  8. murshid
  9. Murshidabad
  10. Murshidabadi
  11. murshids

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