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walking mattress

walking mattress noun: a female marine.

Noun

walking mattress (plural walking mattresses)

  1. (derogatory, offensive, slang) A female marine.

Forms of walking mattress

pluralwalking mattresses

Origin of walking mattress

Humorous alternative explanation for the acronym WM (“woman marine”), implying that she is hypersexual.

Questions about walking mattress

What does walking mattress mean?
Walking mattress means a female marine.
What part of speech is walking mattress?
Walking mattress is a noun.
What is the plural of walking mattress?
The plural of walking mattress is walking mattresses.

Words near walking mattress in the dictionary

  1. walking like an Egyptian
  2. walking marathon
  3. walking marathons
  4. walking marriage
  5. walking marriages
  6. walking mattress
  7. walking mattresses
  8. walking off
  9. walking off the job
  10. walking off with
  11. walking on

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