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Murphia

noun

Etymology

Blend of Murphy + mafia.

  1. borrowed from mafia
  2. compounded as murphia — “Murphy + mafia”

Definitions

  1. The expatriate Irish people residing in the UK, especially those who have prospered

    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, Jack Cunningham, FERGUS SHAMED BY THE MURPHIA., The Mirror, np.

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