glad and sorry
(slang, dated) A hire purchase scheme.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(slang, dated) A hire purchase scheme.
Origin: So called because one is initially glad to have the purchased item, but later sorry to have to make the repayments. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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