murphy
/ˈmɜːfi/US/ˈmɝfi/
murphy noun: an Irish or white potato.
Noun (1)
murphy (plural murphies)
- An Irish or white potato.
- "[…1857, Thomas Hughes., chapter VI, in Tom Brown's School Days
- To the chimney nook, / Having found admittance, / There I watch a pup / Playing with two kittens / (Playing round the fire, / Which of blazing turf is, / Roaring to the pot / Which bubbles with the murphies) […]a. 1848, William Thackeray, "Peg of Limavaddy", in The Irish Sketch Book (1848), page 147
Proper noun capitalized: Murphy
Murphy
- 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.1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC
- A Granite Bay home previously owned by actor and comedian Eddie Murphy is back on the market for $12 million.2015 October 1, Elaine Goodman, “Hot Property: Eddie Murphy's former home is back on the market (slideshow)”, in Sacramento Business Journal, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2016
- 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.2012, Louise Erdrich, The Round House, Corsair, published 2013, →ISBN, page 178
- A census-designated place, the county seat of Owyhee County, Idaho.
- A census-designated place in Jefferson County, Missouri.
- A town, the county seat of Cherokee County, North Carolina.
- A city in Collin County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
- A town in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
Noun (2) capitalized: Murphy
Murphy (plural Murphies)
- Ellipsis of Murphy game (“type of confidence trick”).
Verb capitalized: Murphy
Murphy (third-person singular simple present Murphies, present participle Murphying, simple past and past participle Murphied)
- To swindle by means of the Murphy game confidence trick.
murphy meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
murphy in Hindi
- मर्फी
murphy in Marathi
- मर्फी, मर्फि
murphy in Urdu
- مرفی
murphy in Bengali
- মর্ফি, মার্ফি
More languagesFewer languages
- murphy in Telugu
- మర్ఫి, మర్ఫీ
- murphy in Malayalam
- മർഫി, മാർഫി
- murphy in Kannada
- ಮರ್ಫಿ
- murphy in Punjabi
- ਮਰਫੀ, ਮਾਰਫੀ
- murphy in Gujarati
- મર્ફી, મર્ફિ
- murphy in Odia
- ମର୍ଫି
- murphy in Nepali
- मर्फी, मर्फि
Examples of murphy in a sentence
- Murphy would once make hit after hit that hooked us without fail.
- Murphy was not Swan's first choice of partner for a case like this, or any case.
- Murphy plays Tom Destry, the peace-loving son of a notorious gunslinger. . . .
Forms of murphy
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | murphies |
| plural | Murphies |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Morphis |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | Murphies |
| present participle | Murphying |
| past participle | Murphied |
| past | Murphied |
Origin of murphy
From the common Irish name Murphy. Compare Donovan (“a potato”).
From Irish Ó Murchadha (“descendant of Murrough”), Mac Murchaidh (“Son of Murrough”), etc. See Muircath.
Words formed from murphy
Phrases with murphy
Words that rhyme with murphy
Questions about murphy
- What does murphy mean?
- Murphy means an Irish or white potato.
- What is murphy in Hindi?
- Murphy in Hindi is मर्फी. See Murphy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is murphy?
- Murphy can be a noun, a proper noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce murphy?
- Murphy is pronounced /ˈmɜːfi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of murphy?
- The plural of murphy is murphies.
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