murse

English

Etymology 1

Blend of man +‎ purse

Noun

murse (plural murses)

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

Synonyms

man-bag (manbag, man bag)
man purse

Etymology 2

Blend of male +‎ nurse

Noun

murse (plural murses)

(US slang) a male nurse
- 2003, rec.arts.tv, Usenet‎:
  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:

Anagrams

Esrum, Mureș, Remus, Sumer, merus, mures, muser, resum, semur, serum

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