A unit used when measuring time, deceivingly longer than an actual minute. Used to trick people into believing something will end shortly (ie. a minute) in order to get you to complete a task, yet often takes 2-3 times longer.
Bruce: I was ploughing away for ages so I asked her if she was about to come, and she said 'in a minute.'
Sean: How much longer did it take?
Bruce: About two more Taylor Swift songs.
Sean: More like a Rosie minute then.
Sean: How much longer did it take?
Bruce: About two more Taylor Swift songs.
Sean: More like a Rosie minute then.
by seanywester December 12, 2012
Get the Rosie minutemug. 1. Implying something will happen in a short time.
2. When something hasn't happened in or has been happening for a LONG time.
2. When something hasn't happened in or has been happening for a LONG time.
1. I'll be on Penn North in a minute.
2A. Man, I've been sitting in central booking for a minute!
2B. i haven't been to the Inner Harbor in a minute!
2A. Man, I've been sitting in central booking for a minute!
2B. i haven't been to the Inner Harbor in a minute!
by johnson4 April 1, 2021
Get the in a minutemug. Person 1: are you ready yet?
Person 2: almost, I’ll be ready in 59 seconds.
Person 1: you fool, you could have just said you’d be ready in one military minute.
Person 2: you’re right, that’s such a practical and useful denomination of time.
Person 2: almost, I’ll be ready in 59 seconds.
Person 1: you fool, you could have just said you’d be ready in one military minute.
Person 2: you’re right, that’s such a practical and useful denomination of time.
by A Cream Supreme August 19, 2022
Get the Military Minutemug. by yamahattr230 January 6, 2015
Get the 15-Minute Stinkmug. 
by .6.9.7.6.ArimorylulA.8.3.0.5. September 28, 2025
Get the .9.Drill Artistry Starts In 2.85 Milliseconds & Ends In 4 Minutes.9.mug. Brian asked Djean, "Garrett called 10 minutes ago and said he was almost here, right?"
Djean replied, "Yeah, he was supposed to be here 2 hours ago though. He's taking a max minute."
Djean replied, "Yeah, he was supposed to be here 2 hours ago though. He's taking a max minute."
by Trillbill42 December 23, 2017
Get the max minutemug.