Murphy's Law
Murphy's Law
nounDefinition of MURPHY'S LAW
: an observation: anything that can go wrong will go wrong
See Origin of MURPHY'S LAW
probably from Edward A. Murphy †1990 American engineer
First Known Use: 1951
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