Murphia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    the expatriate Irish people living in the UK, esp. those who have prospered; also attrib. uncountable

    "Her poll numbers were sky high, higher even than Jack’s; this [...] impressed his Irish mafia (‘the Murphia,’ she called them)."

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"Her poll numbers were sky high, higher even than Jack’s; this [...] impressed his Irish mafia (‘the Murphia,’ she called them)."

Etymology

Blend of Murphy + mafia.

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