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Business Definition for: Ohnosecond

the short time required to realize that you have made a serious mistake

Wiktionary Definition for: Ohnosecond

#(''humorously'') the fraction of time after one has made a mistake when one realizes it

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A TEEKS' AND NOOBS' GUIDE TO NET SPEAK: "ZOMG, I was IMing yesterday and swapped deets with a really hot guy, but last night I got fraped. When I realised, I had a total ohnosecond." Overhearing this tirade from a modern-day Kevin, you might think that teens source their language from Mars. In...; Tags: Facebook; Research articles 2009-09-28

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