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Vinony

murphy

noun

  1. a bed that can fold into a wall recess, cupboard, or closet
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proper noun

  1. family name
  2. place name
  3. any of various confidence games, especially : one in which the victim believes he is paying for sex —usually used with the
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmɝfi/ / /ˈmɜːfi/

name

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

  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.”

    “A Granite Bay home previously owned by actor and comedian Eddie Murphy is back on the market for $12 million.”

  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. A number of places in the United States:
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  9. A town in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.

noun

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

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

verb

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

  1. To swindle by means of the Murphy game confidence trick.