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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mur•phy (mûr′fē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -phies, v., -phied, -phy•ing. [Slang.]n. - Foodan Irish or white potato.
- any of various confidence games in which a victim is left with a sealed envelope supposedly containing money, but which contains only newspaper or scrap paper cut to the same size as paper money.
v.t. - to victimize or dupe in such a manner.
- special uses of Murphy, a typical Irish surname 1805–15
- BiographicalFrank, 1890–1949, U.S. statesman and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1940–49.
- BiographicalIsaac, 1861–96, U.S. thoroughbred racehorse jockey.
William Par•ry (par′ē),USA pronunciation born 1892, U.S. physician: Nobel prize for medicine 1934. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: murphy /ˈmɜːfɪ/ n ( pl -phies)- a dialect or informal word for potato
Etymology: 19th Century: from the common Irish surname Murphy Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Murphy /ˈmɜːfɪ/ n - Alex. born 1939, British rugby league player and coach
- Eddie, full name Edward Regan Murphy. born 1951, US film actor and comedian. His films include 48 Hours (1982), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Coming to America (1988), and Dr Dolittle (1998)
- William Parry. 1892–1987, US physician: with G. R. Minot, he discovered the liver treatment for anaemia and they shared, with G. H. Whipple, the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1934
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