never-never

English

Etymology

Suggesting that the would-be purchaser may never manage to complete the payments and take ownership.

Noun

the never-never

  1. (colloquial, Commonwealth, originally Australian) The hire purchase system, or credit purchases.
  2. (figuratively) The Australian outback.
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