English Explanatory Dictionary

Murphy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A common surname from Irish, the anglicized form of Irish Ó Murchadha
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. A census-designated place, the county seat of Owyhee County, Idaho.
  5. A census-designated place in Jefferson County, Missouri.
  6. A town, the county seat of Cherokee County, North Carolina.
  7. A city in Collin County, Texas.
  8. An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia.
  9. An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
  10. A town in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of Murphy game (“type of confidence trick”).
verb
  1. To swindle by means of the Murphy game confidence trick.
noun
  1. An Irish or white potato.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɝfi/ /ˈmɜːfi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Murphy.wav

Word forms

Murphy Morphis Murphies Murphying Murphied

Etymology

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

Derived words

in the arms of Murphy murphy Murphy bed Murphy drip Murphy game Murphy-Lane bone skid Murphysboro Murphy's button Murphy's law Murphy's punch Murphy's test
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