by Most Hated September 29, 2009

The term "Mad Minute" did not originate with the Vietnam War. It originated from British Army infantry skill-at-arms training from just before World War 1, when an infantryman - during what would today be called his Annual Personal Weapons Test, or APWT - had to get at least 15 hits on a 300 yard target in 60 seconds. No mean feat with a bolt-action rifle fed from a 10-round magazine normally loaded from 5-round stripper clips (and thus needing to be reloaded during the practice). This is why the German Army in the opening battles of WW1 frequently thought they were facing machinegun fire when they were mainly up against infantrymen with bolt-action .303 Lee Enfields on rapid fire.
The "mad minute" was used by, amongst others, author Michael Herr in "Despatches", in that case to describe periods of intense automatic weapons fire during the Vietnam War. Also used to describe any short period of frenetic activity.
by 33 Lima January 2, 2007

by Sarnou March 28, 2020

by Blue cookie bowl window January 21, 2020

Going absolutely skeng and your eyes going racing red. Don’t fuck with anybody that’s going Trevormad.
by Trevormad1982 February 15, 2020

A meal one refers to as "mad good." Never to be known whether "mad" renders as good or bad.
This misleading discription of spahgetti can be blamed upon Liz and Emmert.
This misleading discription of spahgetti can be blamed upon Liz and Emmert.
SpiderGirl: brb gotta eat...
Dude28269: kk ttyl
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SpiderGirl: okay, im back!
Dude28269: how was that spahgetti?
SpiderGirl: mad good =
Dude28269: mad spahgetti? did it yell at you?
Dude28269: kk ttyl
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SpiderGirl: okay, im back!
Dude28269: how was that spahgetti?
SpiderGirl: mad good =
Dude28269: mad spahgetti? did it yell at you?
by Street28266 December 10, 2008

If you say that someone is mad keen on something, you are emphasizing that they are very enthusiastic about it.
by verykeen December 30, 2010
