The best response to temporarily put off, or get out of, nearly anything. Most effective when combined with the terms "Like" or "About." Contains many useful applications:
1) Buying time
2) Fooling the other person into thinking you will do something when you actually have no intention to, and hoping they forget
3) Using it multiple times until the desired effect is achieved
(see below)
1) Buying time
2) Fooling the other person into thinking you will do something when you actually have no intention to, and hoping they forget
3) Using it multiple times until the desired effect is achieved
(see below)
ex1) "Hey son, would you pause that game and clean your room for me?"
"Sure. Just gimme like five minutes."
ex2) "It's your birthday today? Of course I know...hey I'll be over in about 5 minutes and we'll hang out." (unsuspected birthday gift card run to the supermarket, as if you actually remembered)
ex3) "Good morning honey, time to get up for work."
"MMMyeah...in Five minutes."
(One hour later)
"Hey it's been an hour--get up already!!"
"Alright, alright.....in five minutes."
"Sure. Just gimme like five minutes."
ex2) "It's your birthday today? Of course I know...hey I'll be over in about 5 minutes and we'll hang out." (unsuspected birthday gift card run to the supermarket, as if you actually remembered)
ex3) "Good morning honey, time to get up for work."
"MMMyeah...in Five minutes."
(One hour later)
"Hey it's been an hour--get up already!!"
"Alright, alright.....in five minutes."
by Oatmeal raisin the dead February 20, 2010
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G: Baby you have to sleep
A: five minutes…
G: ok fine
3.25 am
A: baby I never imagined a human could be so stupid but then I worked with Scott. You know he used a pie chart for a set of data with negative numbers?
G: Baby you have to sleep
A: five minutes…
G: ok fine
3.25 am
A: baby I never imagined a human could be so stupid but then I worked with Scott. You know he used a pie chart for a set of data with negative numbers?
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Used to describe someone who is not only physically late but also mentally slow to catch up or understand what’s going on. They miss the moment and the point.
Used to describe someone who is not only physically late but also mentally slow to catch up or understand what’s going on. They miss the moment and the point.
Friend 1: “Did you see Josh just asked what the assignment is? We turned it in yesterday.”
Friend 2: “Yeah, man’s five minutes and five brains late.”
Friend 2: “Yeah, man’s five minutes and five brains late.”
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