1. taken from the general belief that everything in new york moves faster than the rest of the world, hence a new york minute is more like a split second
2. a split second
3. a quick moment
2. a split second
3. a quick moment
by Michael Ray-Von December 6, 2003
Get the new york minutemug. a time range varying anywhere from 30 seconds to 45 minutes. named for the inability of drunk people to accurately keep track of time.
Jerry: hey dude, we're leaving. do you need a ride?
Tony: yea man, just gimme a drunk ten minutes. i need to finish this drink.
Tony: yea man, just gimme a drunk ten minutes. i need to finish this drink.
by sotrue_2 November 16, 2009
Get the drunk ten minutesmug. A minute that feels or seems to be taking an extended amount of time. Someone/something that is taking longer than usual.
Damn, my noodles be takin' a fat ass minute.
What Jermaine be doin' in there? He been takin' a fat ass minute!
5 minute delivery my ass, this pizza delivery is takin' a fat ass minute.
What Jermaine be doin' in there? He been takin' a fat ass minute!
5 minute delivery my ass, this pizza delivery is takin' a fat ass minute.
by Dani2yung December 10, 2014
Get the fat ass minutemug. by sdex May 10, 2020
Get the three sailor minutesmug. When a person intentionally self degrades or humiliates themself in order to make them the center of attention temporarily; often derived from a root to fuel a certain sense of narcism.
However the 40 Minute Effect is different from a degradation kink, wherein the person in question receives no sexual stimulation from the humiliation, only a sense of importance.
However the 40 Minute Effect is different from a degradation kink, wherein the person in question receives no sexual stimulation from the humiliation, only a sense of importance.
"Oh my God, look at me! I'm such a horrible dancer! I can't even boogie right!"
"Oh wow man you're right, you're such a horrible dancer. I hate those dance moves. Wait a second? Are you pulling a 40 Minute Effect?"
"Yeah man, sorry."
"Oh wow man you're right, you're such a horrible dancer. I hate those dance moves. Wait a second? Are you pulling a 40 Minute Effect?"
"Yeah man, sorry."
by Daniel Klineland June 13, 2023
Get the 40 Minute Effectmug. wait a minute mrpostman
by d4 lapse November 11, 2017
Get the wait a minute mrpostmanmug. A long, indefinite amount of time. It could be 30 minutes or 5 to 10 years. . .
A New York minute is the exact opposite.
A New York minute is the exact opposite.
People in Wichita Falls be like:
"Give me a minute."
"Man, I ain't seen you in a minute."
# Wichita Falls minute
"Give me a minute."
"Man, I ain't seen you in a minute."
# Wichita Falls minute
by Tolu Agunbiade May 11, 2020
Get the Wichita Falls minutemug.