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| Mur·phy game (plural Mur·phy games) or mur·phy game (plural mur·phy games) |
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confidence game: a confidence game in which somebody is lured into handing over money for something that is promised but never given, sometimes receiving only paper when the money is apparently returned
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| [Mid-20th century. After an imaginary prostitute, Miss Murphy used as a lure] |
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