"muso" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-muso.ogg [Australia] Forms: musos [plural]
Rhymes: -uːzəʊ Etymology: From musician + -o (“diminutive suffix”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|musician|o|gloss2=diminutive suffix}} musician + -o (“diminutive suffix”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} muso (plural musos)
  1. (UK, Australia, informal) Diminutive of musician. Tags: Australia, UK, diminutive, form-of, informal Form of: musician Categories (topical): Musicians, People

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2000 May 5, Justin French, “Heads up, Yes me again Mr m3a Smart mouth”, in alt.music.journalism (Usenet)",
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          "ref": "2001 March 27, Mr Q. Z. Diablo, “[long] will the real goth please stand up”, in aus.culture.gothic (Usenet)",
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          "ref": "2018 October 5, Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Laura Snapes, “Has 10 years of Spotify ruined music?”, in The Guardian",
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