masseuse = 'masseur'

[Wilson Gray]

On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 5:54 PM, Jonathan Lighter
<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Just saw a commercial for Dr. Scholl's gel insteps, "like having a
> teeny-tiny foot masseuse inside your shoe."
>
> Groovy. But the words are illustrated by a teeny-tiny shoe-living foot
> masseur who looks a little like a pro wrestler.
>

I've come across the gorge-raising "male masseuse."

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