Murphy game
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Murphy game — ☆ Murphy game n. 〚? after a 19th c. confidence man of that name〛 a confidence game in which the victim pays the swindler (Murphy Man) for something, as the services of a prostitute, which the swindler promises but the victim never receives * * * … Universalium
Murphy game — ☆ Murphy game n. [? after a 19th c. confidence man of that name] a confidence game in which the victim pays the swindler (Murphy Man) for something, as the services of a prostitute, which the swindler promises but the victim never receives … English World dictionary
murphy game — noun see murphy II * * * Murphy game, a confidence game in which the confidence man exchanges an envelope with his victim s money in it for an identical one filled with paper scraps … Useful english dictionary
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