blueberrywarfare
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A New York minute is a very brief moment, significantly shorter than a real minute. The term refers to the common perception that New York City is very busy; much is happening at all hours of the day, people are often in a hurry and can be impatient. |
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gormenghast10014
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a nano-second |
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cireengineering
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A "New York Minute" means faster than a normal 60 second minute. It simply implies that you want something fast. |
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god knows and sees else Yahoo
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a new york second is defined as the time between the lite turning green and the cab behind you blowing its horn
so you can imagine 60 seconds in nyc |
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GreatNeck
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A real short orgasm... |
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DonSoze
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60 New York seconds.
(What tlbs101 said divided by 60) |
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Joseph
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60 seconds. |
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Set for life
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60 seconds......hahahahaha |
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tlbs101
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It is:
the time it takes between the time the traffic light turns green, and the taxidriver behind you honks his horn for you to get going.
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Bad Kitty!
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Faster than you would believe is possible. |
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mitchell2020
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Well there is a news program on NY1 cable channel and they use that phrase to do a quick recap of all its news.
The term itself means a lot can happen, and it can and will.
Technically a New York Minute is still 60 seconds. |
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Mandogz
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60 seconds is what New Yorkers call a New York minute.. |
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mac77
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A blink of an eye. |
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slipstreamer
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I have never liked that phrase, never heard it until I ventured outside of NY. Same as anywhere else, 60 min. |
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NYC fan
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Literally, a minute is no different in New York than it is anywhere else. A "Baker's" Dozen is 13 as opposed to 12, making it a different kind of dozen, but a New York Minute is NOT a different kind of minute.
Figuratively, a "New York Minute" is a very short time. Johnny Carson once said that, and this may not be a 100% word-for-word quote, but..."it's the interval between a Manhattan traffic light turning green and the guy behind you honking his horn."
Many New York Minutes have passed while you were reading this :-) |
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believe it or not ............90 seconds |
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