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ohnoseconds

ohnoseconds is the plural of ohnosecond.

Meaning of ohnosecond

Noun

ohnosecond (plural ohnoseconds)

  1. (humorous) The fraction of time between making a mistake and realizing it.
    • In the ohnosecond (one minuscule fraction of a nanosecond, the time it takes to realize you just made a BIG mistake) that followed, I realized my log of the conversation was lost.1994, Elizabeth Powell Crowe, The Electronic Traveller: Exploring Alternative Online Systems, Windcrest/McGraw-Hill, →ISBN

Questions about ohnoseconds

What is ohnoseconds the plural of?
Ohnoseconds is the plural of ohnosecond.

Words near ohnoseconds in the dictionary

  1. ohnologous
  2. ohnologs
  3. ohnologue
  4. ohnologues
  5. ohnosecond
  6. ohnoseconds
  7. oho
  8. Ohomo
  9. ohoy
  10. Ohoyamatsumi
  11. OHP

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