muson.
/ˈmjuːzəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmjuzoʊ/ slang.
1. Australian. A musician; esp. a classical one.
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1967 King's Cross Whisper (Sydney) No. 39. 9/1 (headline) Musos blow cold... Members of the Sydney symphony orchestra will work to rule.
1978 Melbourne Truth 18 Mar. 28/2 Davis ended up doing four numbers—and the musos backed him beautifully right off the cuff.
1993 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 21 Nov. 141/2 Musos of the calibre of Eric Bogle and Jeanne Lewis joined a choir of talented high-school students and the result is a cheerful collection of ditties telling the story of the gumnut babies and their adventures.
2. British. A musician or music enthusiast, esp. (frequently mildly depreciative) one who takes himself or herself too seriously.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > [noun]
musiciana1398
musickerc1450
music man1569
tuner1579
harmonian1603
minstrel1718
musico1724
harmonist1742
performer1776
executanta1859
musicist1873
melodizer1890
tunester1903
muso1967
muso1977
1977 Melody Maker 26 Mar. 10/5 Among the many musos who heard him at the Seven Dials in Covent Garden last Thursday was brassman Alan Littlejohn.
1989 Empire Sept. 108/3 It's hard to imagine many people, apart from die-hard musos and dedicated Gabriel fans, would want to listen to this in the comfort of their own home.
2000 Evening Standard 1 Nov. 34/1 This is in serious breach of his job description, viz, Slightly Dumb Cook. He is not a muso—he is not cool enough.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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