ALL meanings of ohnosecond
- noun Technical meaning of ohnosecond (unit, humour) (Presumably a play on "nanosecond") The miniscule time it takes to realize that you've just made a BIG mistake like typing rm -rf * in the wrong directory. Seen in Elizabeth P. Crowe's book, "The Electronic Traveller." 1
- noun ohnosecond (humorous) The fraction of time between making a mistake and realizing it. 0