The split second between hitting the "send" button on the computer to send an email, and realizing that there is a serious problem with the email (such as using "reply all" instead of reply to sender, especially for an inflammatory email, or seeing a nasty grammatical mistake after the send button has been hit.
I realized in that ohno second that my nasty reply to the corporate email also went to the president and all VPs.
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Dan: You look a bit shaken up, man. What's up?
Todd: I really fucked up today, man. I spilled coffee on my work laptop while working and lost a lot of data. I swear, that was the biggest onosecond I've ever had.
Todd: I really fucked up today, man. I spilled coffee on my work laptop while working and lost a lot of data. I swear, that was the biggest onosecond I've ever had.
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The onosecond is the moment where you have made a horrendous mistake, but it's just too late to intervene.
The onosecond is named "onosecond" because it refers to itself, that second that makes you say: "Oh, no."
The onosecond is named "onosecond" because it refers to itself, that second that makes you say: "Oh, no."
Person 1: "Did you remember to turn off the oven before you left the house?"
Person 2: "Oh, no."
Person 1: "That's an onosecond right there."
Person 2: "Oh, no."
Person 1: "That's an onosecond right there."
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named after the phrase 'oh no' as shown with the letters ono.
named after the phrase 'oh no' as shown with the letters ono.
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The second where you realize you've made a horrible mistake that will lead to disaster, and there is nothing you can do about it.
The second where you realize you've made a horrible mistake that will lead to disaster, and there is nothing you can do about it.
*At the Dinner table*
Dad: So... *pulls out your phone with search history open*
You: *remembers you didn't delete it*
onosecond
Dad: So... *pulls out your phone with search history open*
You: *remembers you didn't delete it*
onosecond
by esckey123 February 3, 2023
Get the onosecond mug.The very second immediately after you make a horrible mistake, and can only wait for the now inevitable consequences. It's the second after you send a text to the wrong person, the second after you drop your phone onto the train tracks, the very moment after holding hands with the wrong person, the point in time when all you can say is "oh no".
In the onosecond, people tend to wish for; the floor to swallow them up, a giant hand and keyboard coming to press ctrl+z, the ability to transform into a flock of birds, who can fly away, etc.
In the onosecond, people tend to wish for; the floor to swallow them up, a giant hand and keyboard coming to press ctrl+z, the ability to transform into a flock of birds, who can fly away, etc.
Person 1: *makes a typo, accidentally tweeting a slur onto the official nintendo twitter*
Person 1's boss: Your fired!
Person 1: You're*
Person 1: This is the Onosecond
Person 1's boss: Your fired!
Person 1: You're*
Person 1: This is the Onosecond
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