Jacob

@dutchiris I think the phrase is actually a contronym! Meaning that its definition is also its antonym. "Hot minute" has been observed to mean "in an instant" in some contexts and "in a while" in others. For example, "I haven't seen you in a hot minute" means that it's been a while, and "I'll get back to you in a hot minute" means that they'll get back to you as soon as possible. From what I could find, it first meant instantly, but people kept using it sarcastically to mean a long period of time that it became cemented as an additional definition despite the paradox.

@Barry Ancona Good point, not sure why I didn't think to check the column first. I understand now, haha.

@Colleen Love As a gay trans man myself, I don't see what the problem is. I recently went to a drag show and almost every performer had a boa.