Nek Minnit
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About
Nek Minnit (alternatively Negg Minute or Nek Minute) is a video clip of New Zealand street skater Levi Hawken[1] talking about a broken scooter in a heavy, faked accent.
Origin
The clip comes from Colin Evans' independent skate film "South in your Mouth"
The film premiered on November 26th, 2010 at the Hollywood 3 in Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand.[2]
The clip of Levi with a faux accent was first uploaded to YouTube as "Negg Minute" on May 8th 2011.
Left my scooter outside the dairy. Nek Minute… destroyed scooter laying on the ground[3]
It was reuploaded by phillyfan06 as Nek Minute[4] on August 16, 2011. This version of the video has 100,000+ more views than the original.
About Levi
Levi Hawken is well known in New Zealand for "hill bombing" using a normal skateboard, instead of using the typical longboard for this technique. A short documentary of Levi Hawken's personal life and skating career was featured on Auckland's edition of 20/20 on June 23, 2011.[5]
Spread
The phrase's popularity spread through New Zealand and then worldwide through social media outlets Facebook[6] and Twitter. People were using “Nek Minute" as a way to tell a story, emphasizing the surprise or disappointment of an action, similar to "…But then I was like".
On Twitter, hashtags for both #NekMinnit and #NekMinute appeared, with the former becoming a trending topic in New Zealand.
Notable Derivations
Search Interest
External References
[1] Revok1 via Wayback Machine – Street Skating with Levi Hawken
[2] VIC Apparel – South In Your Mouth Premier
[3] Urban Dictionary – Nek Minute
[4] YouTube – Nek Minute
[5] TVNZ via Wayback Machine – 20/20 June 23
[6] Facebook – NEK MINNIT
