New York Minute

A split second; a turnaround.

<i>In a new york minute
Everything can change
In a new york minute
Things can get pretty strange
In a new york minute
Everything can change
In a new york minute</i>

"New York Minute" by The Eagles

by Hiroshi Nakano July 12, 2005

New York Minute

v. Quick, fast and in a hurry.

I'll be there to get you in a New York Minute.

by POE December 15, 2003

New York minute

n. Stupid, retarded Olsen Twins movie about 2 fucktards running loose in NYC.
Gigantic waste of film. One of the worst movies of all time.

I turned that shit off in a New York Minute.

by keyshaw October 1, 2004

New York minute

A very brief period of time, presumably considerably less than an Omaha minute.

I'll be there in a New York minute.

by LudwigVan December 6, 2003

New York Minute

A very fast minute. You use this saying when you'll be back, or have something done, really quick.

"I'll have the cookies here in a New York minute!"

by Plaid December 15, 2003

New York minute

Really fast, lickety-split; just ask me and I'll jump on it.

I can whip up some martinis in a New York minute.

by octopod December 6, 2003

New York Minute

Traditionally it has meant in the blink of an eye.

But after 9/11, due to the large air play of the song New York Minute (by Don Henley, and covered by the Eagles) it has taken on the further connotation of "A Blink Of an Eye that Changes Everything." Cataclysmic.

A sudden accident that takes a life. Any senseless violence, or of course the 9/11 attacks themselves. But it can be a good event too. When New York legalized Gay Marriage, the media reported the event as a New York Minute - the signing of that bill would change the state forever.

by VinnyFromNewYork July 31, 2011