murphy
IPA: mˈɝfi
Root Word: Murphy
noun
- A common surname from Irish, the anglicized form of Irish Ó Murchadha
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A census-designated place, the county seat of Owyhee County, Idaho.
- A census-designated place in Jefferson County, Missouri.
- A town, the county seat of Cherokee County, North Carolina.
- A city in Collin County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
- A town in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
- An Irish or white potato.
- (slang) Short for Murphy game (“type of confidence trick”). [Any of several confidence tricks in which something worthless is substituted for something of value, often in a sealed envelope.]
verb
- (transitive, slang) To swindle by means of the Murphy game confidence trick.
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Examples of "murphy" in Sentences
- I ate a murphy.
- They didn't like a murphy.
- He suddenly had craving for murphy.
- I used a murphy when I cooked this plate.
- I don't like watching him eating a murphy.
- If you have a money, please buy me a murphy.
- A murphy is an informal way of saying a potato.