(idiomatic, Ireland) Hire purchase or credit.
(idiomatic, Ireland) Hire purchase or credit.
Jim tries to look flash, but he buys everything on the long finger.
Add your own interpretation of "long finger".
Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
See all Regional & Other slang on Slangora.
Browse all .
(slang, UK) A person who steals things or borrows them without asking.
similar in shape to the human finger, particularly.
(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A rude and offensive hand gesture, typically made by extending the index and middle fingers with the back of the hand facing the recipient.
(idiomatic, Ireland) A state of postponement or procrastination.
Jim tries to look flash, but he buys everything on the long finger.
The middle finger.
Jim tries to look flash, but he buys everything on the long finger.