To ask why a man may have a single long fingernail?

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Is there a thing to do with having a single long fingernail as a man?

I just caught a glimpse and didn't want to stare but looked like all nails cut down except from nail on little finger.

It was disproportionately long compared to the cut ones too so not like it had just grown quicker than the others.

Grossed me out what is this?

Guitar playing?!!

Guitar player? But I thought that was more than one 🤔. Nose picker 🤢?

Guitar

Guitar player or coke fiend

Coke nail

Guitarist. My ex used to have long pinky on right hand

Why the long nail for coke?! #naive

Heavy coke user or guitar player.

I have known a grim number of coke users who had a long 'scooping' nail.

In Russia it’s a prison thing 🤷‍♀️

I think it was a hip hop fashion quite a while ago. Possibley something to do with scooping cocaine to snort.

Guitar player or nose picker are my first thought. Although the two are not mutually exclusive.....

My first thought was coke nail too!

Fingerstyle guitar players will usually have longish fingernails on all the fingers of their 'picking' hand, not just one.

Sounds far more likely to be scoop 'n' snort to me.

Agree guitar or cocaine. It looks gross though. The guitar players I've known had longer nails on all fingers on one hand though, not just one. For the person who asked - its to scoop the coke out of the bag and snort it from the nail rather than making a line.

Coke nail… could also be the guitar thing too tho.

Guitar, I work with a guitar player.

Guitar or coke. Or both.

Coke Nail

It can be seen as a symbol of status and being upper class in some cultures - it indicates that you are not a manual worker so can grow your nails. The little finger is the least used finger so easiest to grow the nail.

mini coke spoon, used to pick weed apart, scooping out ear wax, bogeys or arse scratcher

Pruritis ani.

Bowls players do this as well apparently.

Nose picking

What everyone else said

Could be cultural, I’ve only ever seen this on men from a specific background.