Minutesworth
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The amount of something that is expected to last for or be produced in one minute.
"YOU ARE A COMMERCIAL: You may be selling soap, socks or sausages. Yours is a short life but a merry one — full of testimonials testifying, jingles jingling and slogans slogging. You may be a minutesworth of whys and wherefores, or a bright and breezy 7 seconder."
Example
More examples"YOU ARE A COMMERCIAL: You may be selling soap, socks or sausages. Yours is a short life but a merry one — full of testimonials testifying, jingles jingling and slogans slogging. You may be a minutesworth of whys and wherefores, or a bright and breezy 7 seconder."
Etymology
From minute + -s- + -worth.
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