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A Peter Murray

When a person, typically from California, does “A Peter Murray” they do various horrendous acts including, telling dad jokes (as not a dad), singing dad jokes (still not a dad), and, normally, isn’t a dad.

The word originates from the Latin word petal las del murrat, which means to be hungry, but some English man mistranslated and misspelled the word to make this word
Bro that guy acts like my dad, he’s such a Peter Murray
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A little Pete Murray

If you’re hungover or feeling rough from self-inflicted pain, the phrase suggests you’ve definitely “seen better days” or felt better - a nod to Australian singer Pete Murray’s track Better Days.
Aussie 1: How are you feeling after last night? Looked like you had a big one!

Aussie 2: Yeah, nah look, I'm definitely feelin' a little Pete Murray today
A little Pete Murray by saurus84 August 19, 2025