murphy

name

1. A common surname from Irish, the anglicized form of Irish Ó Murchadha

   “After a long talk between these two, and a little broken English from the Frenchmen, our visitors took leave; but Father Murphy had hardly gone a dozen rods when back he came, inquiring whether we were in want of anything.”

   “A Granite Bay home previously owned by actor and comedian Eddie Murphy is back on the market for $12 million.”

2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.

   “Sonja made me promise I would go to college. She said she'd wanted her daughter, Murphy, to go. She'd named her baby Murphy because it could never be a stripper name. But her daughter had changed her name to London.”

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9. A town in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.

noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang)Ellipsis of Murphy game (“type of confidence trick”).
2. An Irish or white potato.

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   “To the chimney nook, / Having found admittance, / There I watch a pup / Playing with two kittens / (Playing round the fire, / Which of blazing turf is, / Roaring to the pot / Which bubbles with the murphies) […]”

verb

1. (slang, transitive)To swindle by means of the Murphy game confidence trick.