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Murphy game

Mur·phy game (plural Mur·phy games) or mur·phy game (plural mur·phy games)


noun 
Definition:
 
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

[Mid-20th century. After an imaginary prostitute, Miss Murphy used as a lure]
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