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Long finger

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The middle finger.
  2. 2
    A state of postponement or procrastination. Ireland, idiomatic
  3. 3
    Hire purchase or credit. Ireland, idiomatic

    "Jim tries to look flash, but he buys everything on the long finger."

Etymology

From Middle English longe fyngyr, longue finguer.

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