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Murphia en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of Murphy + mafia.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The expatriate Irish people residing in the UK, especially those who have prospered; also attributive.
    • Her poll numbers were sky high, higher even than Jack’s; this [...] impressed his Irish mafia (‘the Murphia,’ she called them). 1998, E. Klein, Just Jackie, Ballantine Books, page 27:
    • 1998, Jack Cunningham, FERGUS SHAMED BY THE MURPHIA., The Mirror, np.

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