Definder - what does the word mean?

What is New York minute?

A very short period of time; within a blink or a heartbeat. Originates from the legendary fast pace of life in New York.

I can beat that score in a new york minute.

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New York minute - video


New York minute - what is it?

An imaginary measurement of time that indicates an extreme quickness. Lending itself to the fast-paced lifestyle associated with New York City.

When I was in the Bronx I got mugged, shot, raped, and murdered in a New York Minute. In Detroit it would take at least 2.

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What does "New York minute" mean?

The smallest measurable amount of time in the universe. Approximately equal to the time between a traffic light turning green in New York City and the cab driver behind you honking his horn.

It was all over in a new york minute.

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New York minute - what does it mean?

A New York minute is an instant. Or as Johnny Carson once said, it's the interval between a Manhattan traffic light turning green and the guy behind you honking his horn.

It appears to have originated in Texas around 1967. It is a reference to the frenzied and hectic pace of New Yorkers' lives. A New Yorker does in an instant what a Texan would take a minute to do.

I'll have that ready for you in a New York Minute

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New York minute - meaning

An extremely short period of time.

I was over that weed, in a new york minute.

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New York minute - definition

An extremely short period of time

"If we could find a merger in another city that would work as well, we'd do it in a New York minute" (Jonathan Golden).

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New York minute - slang

A very short period of time. So named because New York is a busy city where people are in such a rush that a minute seems to pass in less than sixty seconds.

When the most attractive girl in school asked me if I wanted to have sex with her, I thought about it for a New York minute before saying "yes".

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New York minute

Really fast, lickety-split; just ask me and I'll jump on it.

I can whip up some martinis in a New York minute.

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New York minute

A very brief period of time, presumably considerably less than an Omaha minute.

I'll be there in a New York minute.

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New York minute

n. Stupid, retarded Olsen Twins movie about 2 fucktards running loose in NYC.
Gigantic waste of film. One of the worst movies of all time.

I turned that shit off in a New York Minute.

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