noun
Murphy
MUR-fee
noun
1
A potato (informal, chiefly Irish or old-fashioned slang).
"His grandmother always kept a sack of murphies in the pantry."
How to Use Murphy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old informal word for a potato.
When to use it
Dated, informal slang, mostly heard in Irish or older British English.
Word Forms
Murphied past tense, murphies plural, Murphies singular
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Etymology
From the Irish surname Murphy, once used as a nickname for potatoes because of their strong association with Irish cooking and farming.