Definitions

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  • noun Australia, informal Diminutive of musician.

Etymologies

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From musician +‎ -o (“diminutive suffix”).

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Examples

  • Gauci got hitched last March to long-term muso love Hamish Cowan, whom she was introduced to by Ian "Dicko" Dickson.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Gauci got hitched last March to long-term muso love Hamish Cowan, whom she was introduced to by Ian "Dicko" Dickson.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • I did get the "muso" vibe on a first reading, I have to say.

    Critique From HereNow Hal Duncan 2009

  • It turns out Chaske is a rock 'muso' and I just had the thought he might well be able to play Michael - some of the similarities in their pics are uncanny!

    Filmstalker: Michael Hutchence Movie Producers speak 2006

  • In the olden days, a good record shop would have the stuff you wanted and a knowledgeable "muso" behind the desk who could introduce you to something different that you wanted to share.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2009

  • In the olden days, a good record shop would have the stuff you wanted and a knowledgeable "muso" behind the desk who could introduce you to something different that you wanted to share.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2009

  • This is not an issue of Apple staff needing vacation .... "muso:" New phones yes - but who invented the first one?

    The iPhone Blog 2009

  • Friday night BBC4, traditional home of the rewarding muso doc, fabulous archive trawls and generally celebrating the art of making a terrific noise, is the perfect place for this type of thing.

    Prince: A Purple Reign: Grace Dent's TV OD 2011

  • Hell, even if you do ask these sort of questions of any book that comes along, the binary quality of selection rather than evaluation carries a certain … muso priggishness.

    Critique From HereNow Hal Duncan 2009

  • I suspect uncompromising negativity generally adds to any air of muso truculence ascribed by the reader.

    Critique From HereNow Hal Duncan 2009

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