Cornish Minute

A measurement of time applicable in Cornwall and Devon. A Cornish Minute is equivalent to an English hour.

Cornish Person: I'll be there in a minute
English Person: See you in an hour because I know that's a Cornish Minute

by Sammy Valentine July 11, 2010

15 minutes

When guys say they'll be there in 15, it's really a code for twice as long.

Umm you were supposed to show up in 15...
Yeah
Is been an hour
I know, I did say 15 minutes
Ohh you right, my bad

by Baddies_In_The_Club March 29, 2022

Kevin Minute

A Kevin Minute is about 12 times longer than normal time.

e.g. 10 Kevin Minutes = 2 normal hours.

"Ill be back in 10 kevin minutes"
"Alright ill see you in 2 hours"

by BlueBoyMVP February 2, 2021

minute-zenomen

zenophobic minutemen;a member of a zenophobic group

those dudes gaurding the border are minute-zenomen

by reverend-triggafinga October 21, 2008

a long minute

Doing something for a long time without specifying the actual number of years.

As you can see from the grey in my beard, I've been teaching a long minute.

by DPotort January 16, 2019

LA Minute

Like a New York minute but longer (due to traffic, the wide sprawl of LA, and because everyone in LA is laid back)

Sophie: I'll be there in a LA minute (5 minutes to an hour)

by Lilcap May 30, 2016

Tainer Minute

tain-er min-ute tey-ner min-it -noun

1. A measure of time referring to any person who is detained in a prison system for an indefinate amount of time.

2. When someone says they'll be right back and come back hours later.

-Person 1 "Man Adam's been gone for a good tainer minute."

-Person 2 "Yeah I know man, he must have left at least 2 hours ago."

by A.M.F.T. April 17, 2009