Long stringa misery

phr.

Heard in Tipperary

A tall, lanky, miserable sort of person; a general term of abuse for the gaunt and mean-spirited.

Here's dudder long stringa misery, we won't be med up now.

Posh English

Here comes that other exceedingly gaunt and doleful fellow. Our prospects have not improved one jot.

Related terms

• Like a long string of pissVery tall, thin and lanky.
• Won't be long nowA pun on the word long, used when something is about to happen imminently.
• Mount MiseryA notable rock formation in south Kilkenny.
• Daddy long legsA crane fly, commonly known as a daddy longlegs.
• It's a long lane that has no turningA proverbial expression meaning that nothing lasts forever and situations can change.
• Long grassSomething that appears unexpectedly or from nowhere.