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Murphy's law

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  • proper noun An adage which states that if anything can go wrong, then it will.

Etymologies

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From Edward A. Murphy, Jr., a development engineer working for a brief time on rocket sled experiments done by the United States Air Force in 1948.

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synonyms (2)

Words with the same meaning

  1. Finagle's law
  2. Sod’s law

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