Firestone layaway

English

Etymology

Derived from the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, a manufacturer of rubber products, in reference to rubber check.

Noun

Firestone layaway (plural Firestone layaways)

1. (slang, US) The practice of issuing a check on insufficient funds.
   • 1985, Mr. Beckman, Hill Street Blues television program, Season 5, Episode 9:

     Detective LaRue showed me his gratitude by paying me off on the Firestone layaway.