What does "murphy" mean?

Ellipsis of Murphy game (“type of confidence trick”).

What is a synonym for "murphy"?

Common synonyms include: donovan, irish potato, murphy game, potato, potato, spud.

//ˈmɝfi// name, noun, verb, slang

name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

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Ellipsis of Murphy game (“type of confidence trick”). abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang
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An Irish or white potato.
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an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland wordnet

Verb

Proper Noun

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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."
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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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A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place, the county seat of Owyhee County, Idaho.
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A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Jefferson County, Missouri.
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A number of places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Cherokee County, North Carolina.

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A number of places in the United States:; A city in Collin County, Texas.
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A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia.
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A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
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A town in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.