A New York minute is an instant. Or as Johnny Carson once said, it's the interval between a Manhattan traffic light turning green and the guy behind you honking his horn.
It appears to have originated in Texas around 1967. It is a reference to the frenzied and hectic pace of New Yorkers' lives. A New Yorker does in an instant what a Texan would take a minute to do.
It appears to have originated in Texas around 1967. It is a reference to the frenzied and hectic pace of New Yorkers' lives. A New Yorker does in an instant what a Texan would take a minute to do.
by RJB December 15, 2003
The smallest measurable amount of time in the universe. Approximately equal to the time between a traffic light turning green in New York City and the cab driver behind you honking his horn.
It was all over in a new york minute.
by Shagger Jones December 13, 2003
An imaginary measurement of time that indicates an extreme quickness. Lending itself to the fast-paced lifestyle associated with New York City.
When I was in the Bronx I got mugged, shot, raped, and murdered in a New York Minute. In Detroit it would take at least 2.
by James December 9, 2003
A very short period of time; within a blink or a heartbeat. Originates from the legendary fast pace of life in New York.
by progamer124 December 7, 2003
1. taken from the general belief that everything in new york moves faster than the rest of the world, hence a new york minute is more like a split second
2. a split second
3. a quick moment
2. a split second
3. a quick moment
by Michael Ray-Von December 6, 2003
<i>In a new york minute
Everything can change
In a new york minute
Things can get pretty strange
In a new york minute
Everything can change
In a new york minute</i>
"New York Minute" by The Eagles
Everything can change
In a new york minute
Things can get pretty strange
In a new york minute
Everything can change
In a new york minute</i>
"New York Minute" by The Eagles
by Hiroshi Nakano June 20, 2005
by POE December 16, 2003