murphiaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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Murphia (uncountable)

1. The expatriate Irish people residing in the UK, especially those who have prospered; also attributive.
   • 1998, E. Klein, Just Jackie, Ballantine Books, page 27:

     Her poll numbers were sky high, higher even than Jack’s; this [...] impressed his Irish mafia (‘the Murphia,’ she called them).

   • 1998, Jack Cunningham, FERGUS SHAMED BY THE MURPHIA., The Mirror, np.

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