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long finger

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long finger

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From Middle English long fynger, longe fyngyr; by surface analysis, long + finger.

noun long fingers

  1. The middle finger.
  2. Ireland, idiomatic A state of postponement or procrastination.
  3. Ireland, idiomatic Hire purchase or credit. Jim tries to look flash, but he buys everything on the long finger.

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"long finger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/long%20finger. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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long finger. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/long%20finger

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"long finger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/long%20finger.

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@misc{long_finger_2026,
  title = {long finger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/long%20finger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}