one second

when you don't want to talk to someone and you need to find a reason to leave them hanging

Person A: You know what happened today? I tripped over st-

Person B: One second
*Person B doesn't come back*

by edgymofo December 13, 2021

one second

What you say when you really don't wanna do something but when people keep bugging you about it, you conveniently get them off your back with the simple phrase.

Hey, get in here and load the dishwasher!

Uh, one second...

by Angelacia May 24, 2007

one second

Something you say to tell someone to wait a little bit. Usually used as sarcasm(doesn't actually mean count to one second).

Could you wait one second?

by wolfer1992 January 20, 2018

one second

A moment in time when kids don't annoy you.

Kid 1: "Mom, I'm hungry...:eats:..Mom, I need more food"
Kid 2: "Mom, tell him to stop looking at me!"
Mom: "I just need one second."
:Mom goes into bathroom:
Kid 3: opens bathroom door: "Mom, he took my toy and won't give it back!"
Mom: "One Second...One Second..One Second...(kid's name), can I just have one second??"

by DEADMAN#! September 29, 2020

One second

n.

An unstandardized unit of measurement commonly used to describe a period of five or more minutes.

In the public restrooms
Guy#1: Hurry up asshole, I ain't got all day!
Guy#2: Just one second, goddamnit, I'm almost done!
(20 minutes later Guy#2 leaves)

by Wunt sum sawwwce? August 8, 2014

One Second

Can mean anything from 10 minutes to a day. Never truly means 1- second, often used in place of or with “Two Seconds” an even bigger cap, a yankee with all brim. 1-2 seconds is the most flexible unit of measurement in the common language.

Mya: One second, I’ll call you back
Me: Word
-Transition Card-
French Narrator from Spongebob: “2 Hours Later”
Mya: Why didn’t you call me?
Me: You said you were gonna call me 😭

by YoungDenzel98 January 19, 2022

one-second wonder

A girl who seems hot at first, but then you realize her to be much less attractive than you previously had hoped.

That girl was fine, but it turned out she was a one-second wonder.

by HWF August 8, 2006