Mrs. degree

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Mrs. degree

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From Mrs, punning on MS (“Master of Science”).

noun Mrs. degrees · MRS. degree · MRS degree · MRS Degree · M.R.S. degree

Canada, US, derogatory, slang Of a woman, attending college or university with the main intention of finding a potential spouse. And there was a time when women were told to go to college not for a B.A. or a B.S. but for an “MRS. Degree,” with the expectation of walking right off the graduation stage and down the aisle.

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@misc{mrs_degree_2026,
  title = {Mrs. degree},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mrs.%20degree},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}