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- noun humorous The
fraction oftime between making amistake andrealizing it.
Etymologies
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oh no + second, in imitation of terms like nanosecond and attosecond.
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QUEST: The ohnosecond is the length of time it takes you to push the send button by accident on an e-mail.
breadheadted commented on the word ohnosecond
A definition from www.urbandictionary.com
"That minuscule fraction of time it takes your brain to realize that you've just made a GIGANTIC mistake and reconcile the fact that it is too late."
-Buzz M.
January 8, 2008
reesetee commented on the word ohnosecond
Like the nanosecond before you lock your keys in your car?
January 8, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word ohnosecond
Or the nanosecond you realize you clicked "send" and copied your boss by accident?
January 8, 2008
misterpolly commented on the word ohnosecond
Beautifully expressive!
Has anybody else come across the expression "New York Second" - again a fraction of a second, defined as the time it takes the man in the car behind yours to sound his horn when the traffic lights turn green and you haven't reacted.
January 9, 2008
reesetee commented on the word ohnosecond
I've not only heard the expression, Misterpolly, but I've also experienced that--only it was in Philadelphia, so I guess one could call it a Philadelphia second. Just a splinter longer than the NY version. ;-)
January 9, 2008