Antonyms for
murphy
A common surname from Irish, the anglicized form of Irish Ó Murchadha
0 antonyms 6 letters

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All Definitions for Murphy

Below are all the dictionary definitions of murphy:

1A common surname from Irish, the anglicized form of Irish Ó Murchadha
2A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.
3A number of places in the United States:
4A census-designated place, the county seat of Owyhee County, Idaho.
5A census-designated place in Jefferson County, Missouri.
6A town, the county seat of Cherokee County, North Carolina.
7A city in Collin County, Texas.
8An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia.
9An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia.
10A town in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
11To swindle by means of the Murphy game confidence trick.
12An Irish or white potato.
13Ellipsis of Murphy game (“type of confidence trick”). [Any of several confidence tricks in which something worthless is substituted for something of value, often in a sealed envelope.]

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