"long finger" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-long finger.ogg [Australia] Forms: long fingers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English longe fyngyr, longue finguer. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|longe fyngyr}} Middle English longe fyngyr, {{m|enm|longue finguer}} longue finguer Head templates: {{en-noun}} long finger (plural long fingers)
  1. The middle finger. Related terms: drag one's feet
    Sense id: en-long_finger-en-noun-gmUmdCVZ
  2. (idiomatic, Ireland) A state of postponement or procrastination. Tags: Ireland, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-long_finger-en-noun-YkiLKy8z Categories (other): Irish English
  3. (idiomatic, Ireland) Hire purchase or credit. Tags: Ireland, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-long_finger-en-noun-yqqkuku3 Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 41 57

Inflected forms

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