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just a minute

A very old, very British radio game show on the BBC.

Created by Ian Messiter, hosted by Nicholas Parsons. First aired in 1967, now has produced over 800 episodes from different venues across the UK.

Features four witty, articulate linguists (actors, comedians, famous people etc.) trying to talk on a subject without deviation, repetition or hesitation. Good laughs and a healthy amount of banter are almost always present. (often at the expense of the show's host)

Notable Players include: Sir Clement Freud, Peter Jones, Derek Nimmo, Kenneth Williams, Paul Merton
Most common sayings of just a minute:
"And as the minute waltz fades away..." - Nicholas

"The audience enjoyed your interruption so we'll give you a bonus point" - Nicholas
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Just a nurse

A nurse with JUST a heavy load of duties within a (typically) 12.5 hour shift, plus unpaid overtime. Workloads includes conducting members of staff from a variety of background (OT, PT, DRs, Pharmacists, dieticians, SLT, etc), providing patient centre care, medications, wound dressing, blood sugars, discharges, admissions, assessments, handovers, teaching students, signing off NQN, and so on!
Doctor: I'm a doctor... This gender is JUST a nurse. They can help.
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Just a second

A length of time, generally used by someone who is going to take much longer than one second.
Come on mom, you said just a second three hours ago.
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just friends

When a man and a woman care about each other and spend a lot of time together, but neither of them wants sex.

Contrary to popular opinion, this does happen.
Ryan: Have you and Sarah done it yet?

John: No, and we never will. We're just friends.
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innit just

Originates from Yeovil, Somerset.

Said to agree with someone more than usual, to make something sound good.
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It’s just wings

When someone takes something too seriously when it’s not that serious.
Person 1: “Did you eat the last wing in the box?”

Person 2: “Yeah I did, I was gonna throw the box away and didn’t want to waste it.”

Person 1: “Really, that was my wing! I was gonna eat it. What if I was starving?”

Person 2: “Bro. It’s just wings.”
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team just

during the inaugural year of hanover high, coach just was an inspirtational and influentual person to many of us. since then he has truly become the anally retentive person we knew he always was and refuses to carry on a conversation with any of his former oceanography students past "DAVIS" or "SULLIVAN." team just was created last may during a friendly church youth group game of laser qWest. by the way we weren't playing at the one on 19th street in the heart of the ghetto of the hood of richmond. there were no black people. it sucked. anyways, during this church scrimmage, myself, mills, pinson, hausenfluck, and chad aka cashmuny decided to form an alliance much like that naked guy richard and rudy did in the first Survivor. our alliance could not be stopped for one reason. we would yell out battle cries after every kill. that battle cry was "TEAM JUST!11!1"

to commemorate (spelling) this momentous occasion i purchased a $5 dogtag in chicago which reads "c-dav hanover high team just." i wear it around my neck to remind myself of the struggle my fellow white brethren faced as we conquered impossible odds of overthrowing the Carmen/Nick Wisner alliance that was steadily becoming the worst duo ever to be created.
"team just 4ever!11!1"
by c-dav January 20, 2005
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