Mrs. degree

English

Alternative forms

  • MRS. degree, MRS degree, MRS Degree, M.R.S. degree

Etymology

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

Noun

Mrs. degree (plural Mrs. degrees)

  1. (Canada, US slang, derogatory) Of a woman, attending college or university with the main intention of finding a potential spouse.
    • 2020 May 15, Amisha Padnani, “Is Marriage a Prize?”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 May 2020:
      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.
    • 2025 June 23, Emma Goldberg, Jake Dockins, “‘Less Burnout, More Babies’: How Conservatives Are Winning Young Women”, in The New York Times‎[2], →ISSN, archived from the original on 23 June 2025:
      On Saturday, to raucous applause, he declared: “We should bring back the celebration of the Mrs. degree.”

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