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

A Maverick Minute

A space of time lasting 5 minutes to 3 days as told by one of your bro's

"I'll be right back" or "I'll only be a minute"

"Yeah, in a Maverick Minute..."

by O.P.P. September 5, 2015

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

sawyer minute

origin of the mc donalds in timmins, its based off of how long it will take a new employee to accomplish a new found task. it is not a set amount of time but used as a generic amount to answer anothers question.

mel: sawyer is the nuggets down?
sawyer: not yet
matt: dont worry mel, it'll be down in a sawyer minute

by spektor911 August 23, 2011

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

Nigga Minute

A nigga minute is another way to say "long time". However it is officially defined as 25 years. This number comes from the average jail sentence for a male of the African decent.

Yo, i ain't seen you in a nigga minute!!

by Nigga 5 December 1, 2017