Murphia

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of Murphy +‎ mafia

Noun[edit]

Murphia (uncountable)

  1. the expatriate Irish people living in the UK, esp. those who have prospered; also attrib. [1]
    • 1998, E. Klein, Just Jackie, Ballantine Books, page 27:
      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.[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jonathon Green (2023) “Murphia n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang‎[1] (Digital)
  2. ^ Cunningham, Jack. (1998 May 14) “FERGUS SHAMED BY THE MURPHIA.”, in The Free Library
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