Murphy

//ˈmɝfi// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 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."

  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place, the county seat of Owyhee County, Idaho.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Jefferson County, Missouri.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Cherokee County, North Carolina.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Collin County, Texas.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
  4. 9
    A town in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Murphy game (“type of confidence trick”). abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang
  2. 2
    An Irish or white potato.

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  3. 3
    an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To swindle by means of the Murphy game confidence trick. slang, transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Irish Ó Murchadha (“descendant of Murrough”), Mac Murchaidh (“Son of Murrough”), etc. See Muircath.

Etymology 2

From Irish Ó Murchadha (“descendant of Murrough”), Mac Murchaidh (“Son of Murrough”), etc. See Muircath.

Etymology 3

From Irish Ó Murchadha (“descendant of Murrough”), Mac Murchaidh (“Son of Murrough”), etc. See Muircath.

Etymology 4

From the common Irish name Murphy. Compare Donovan (“a potato”).

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