murph
- noun
- /mɜrf/
- Slang
:
pifia
- He made a costly murph during the final play, which led to the team's defeat.
Examples
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In the military, a simple murph can have serious consequences for the whole unit.
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After that murph in the first half, the coach decided to substitute him.
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He made a big murph during the game.
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That was a classic murph in the last quarter.
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He made a costly murph during the final play, which led to the team's defeat.
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In the military, a simple murph can have serious consequences for the whole unit.
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After that murph in the first half, the coach decided to substitute him.
Synonyms
49
3.0
A careless mistake that causes embarrassment or problems
44
5.3
A small wrong action that causes embarrassment or harm to people's trust
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6.1
A careless mistake that causes problems or embarrassment
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7.7
A serious, embarrassing mistake often caused by confusion or poor planning
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9.9
A small problem that causes confusion or delay
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7.6
An embarrassing mistake that happens because of bad or careless work
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9.6
A serious mistake that happens because of confusion or poor planning
A short embarrassing mistake you make
A foolish mistake made without thinking that causes trouble
A very serious and foolish error that causes big problems
How Serious
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the slang murph meaning a mistake is to think of Murphy's Law — 'anything that can go wrong will'. Because of that idea, a small but costly error is often called a 'murph'.