nanolympic second (noun): the irrationally and unreasonably short period of time in which a casual or even first-time observer of obscure Olympic sports will become convinced that he or she has mastered the subtle nuances and intricacies of the sport to the point where he or she believes to be able to speak authoritatively about said sport.
Jane: Ooooh, that form break on her inward two and a half is probably going to cost our diver a medal.
Fred: Well, it seems it’s to have only taken you all of a nanolympic second to become a preeminent authority on diving, which is pretty amazing since you haven’t seen someone so much as fall into a pool in your entire life.
Fred: Well, it seems it’s to have only taken you all of a nanolympic second to become a preeminent authority on diving, which is pretty amazing since you haven’t seen someone so much as fall into a pool in your entire life.
by grynch22 August 8, 2012