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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
just a minute by treblue October 8, 2017
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just a minute finger 

When you are having a face-to-face conversation with an individual that is interrupted by them taking a cell call and they put you on hold by holding up an index finger indicating that this call is more important than talking to you. A rude gesture made by an insignificant person receiving an insignificant call.
I was talking to my sister when her cell rang and she abruptly gave me the just a minute finger.

Just a minute ago 

Means about 10 to 15 minutes ago
I text her just a minute ago.
Just a minute ago by Fienix October 29, 2020

In just a minute 

I'll do it in just a minute, Dad!
In just a minute by Cabinetmaker November 19, 2011

Now wait just a diddly darn minute 

Euphemism for "wait a minute" or "hold the phone." Typically used when one is experiencing an epiphany or life-altering escapade.
"Now wait just a diddly darn minute," said Vanessa after hearing the news about Harambe's murder.
The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.
“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”
Grindset by Omega-Male May 22, 2026
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well known from south park
rednecks get angrry that future folk took there jobs so they yell
They took ouare jerbs!
Them future folk took ouare jerbs!
jerb by Jimberley Kim April 7, 2005
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