by anon April 15, 2005
1. Unnecessary or over-elaborate act or execution of a simple task
2. Squandering or inefficient use of valuable resources
3. Eggs en Cocotte (slang)
2. Squandering or inefficient use of valuable resources
3. Eggs en Cocotte (slang)
On reflection, he realised the he had made a real 'Finchley Breakfast' of what should have been a very simple Saturday morning task. He wrote to all his friends and family to apologise and went to think long and hard about what he had done.
by HB111 February 24, 2010
An excuse to jap slap somebody.
Offer them a finchley burn, which they will assume is like a chinese burn. When they hold out their arm, thinking it will be relatively painless, punch them in the groin.
Named after the ghetto of Finchley from which it originates.
Offer them a finchley burn, which they will assume is like a chinese burn. When they hold out their arm, thinking it will be relatively painless, punch them in the groin.
Named after the ghetto of Finchley from which it originates.
"Apparently, a finchley burn is nothing more than a punch to the gonads."
"That was one harsh finchley burn!"
"That was one harsh finchley burn!"
by wilma45 January 26, 2007
by Devils Ball Sack August 10, 2009
The act of sprinting across the platform as soon as the doors of your train open in order to get onto the train on the opposite side of the platform before it's doors close. Named after Finchley Road underground station in London, UK, where the Metropolitan and Jubilee lines are on either side of the platform.
Sorry I'm late, had to do a Finchley Road Sprint but I didn't make it to the other side so I had to wait for another one.
by Yogfan December 23, 2016