A very long time.
"yo I haven't seen you in a minute!"
2. minute
used when talking about a period of time much longer than an actual minute. sometimes also called "an ill minute" or "a hot minute".
"Yo i haven't seen you in a minute"
"Man, I been waitin here for an ill minute"
I've noticed this word used recently to describe periods that range from a few days, weeks and even years. It appears there is no definite definition. It pretty much means just a long time, but it's all relative to what you're talking about. For instance when my friend said "he's been working there for a minute" I could tell he meant a few years and when a guy yesterday at bball said "Man your thumbs been sprained for a minute" he meant a few weeks. I think. So use context clues and try to guess.
I would advise you never ask how long a minute is, although I have been tempted and may do so next time I'm at the gym just to make the guys I hoop with laugh.
2 comments:
Yeah, I get this all the time at counseling. My kids are always saying that they "tripped for a minute" or "haven't been in school for a minute." It sucks cause sometimes I actually need to know how long they mean. But then when I say, "so how long is that," they look at me like i'm stupid and as if time has no value.
This is so true. You should hear the guys who do tickets using this. "man this guy's been here for a minute and he aint bought shit yet." The first time i heard it, i thought he was just being impatient, but realized the "true" meaning. The dude had been there for almost an hour.
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