Murphy vs chicane

Murphy

name
  • A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage. 

  • A city in Collin County, Texas. 

  • An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia. 

  • A census-designated place, the county seat of Owyhee County, Idaho. 

  • A common surname from Irish, the anglicized form of Irish Ó Murchadha 

  • A census-designated place in Jefferson County, Missouri. 

  • A town, the county seat of Cherokee County, North Carolina. 

  • A town in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. 

  • An unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia. 

chicane

noun
  • A sharp double bend on a racecourse, designed to prevent unsafe speeds; an obstacle creating a curve. 

  • A raised area or other obstacle around which vehicles must drive, especially designed to reduce speed. 

  • The holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself. 

  • A quibble, a pedantic or dishonest objection; an act of deception. 

  • The use of dishonest means or subterfuge to achieve one's (especially political) goals; chicanery, trickery. 

verb
  • To use chicanery, tricks, or subterfuge. 

  • To deceive. 

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