Murphia
nounEtymology Blend of Murphy + mafia.
1
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.
- Related terms
- Taffia