murse

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US/mɝs/UK/mɜːs/

noun

A man's purse.

Similar
man-bagman purse
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Meanings

murse1

nounmurse (plural murses)

plural murses

  1. USslangA 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

murse2

nounmurse (plural murses)

plural murses

  1. USslangA 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 & antonyms

nounA man's purse.

Similar
man-bagman purse
Also see
man-bag

Origin

murse · noun

Blend of man + purse.

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murse · noun

Blend of male + nurse.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with murse

universereversenurseworsediverseversepurseconversetraversetransversereimburseperversedisperseimmerseaversecoerceterseobversehearsemultiversedisburseperserecurseburse
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Anagrams

serumRemusSumerresummerusmuserEsrumsemur
Cite this entry
APA

murse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murse

MLA

“murse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murse. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “murse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murse.

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