murse

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /mɝs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɜːs/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s

Etymology 1

Blend of man +‎ purse

Noun

murse (plural murses)

1. (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)

1. (US, slang) A male nurse.
   • 2003, rec.arts.tv‎^[1] (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, Muser, Remus, Sumer, merus, mures, muser, resum, semur, serum