naw
At this moment
- adverb
- /nɔ/
- UK
:
ahora
- We're starting the movie naw, so grab your snacks quickly.
Examples
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If you want to join us, you need to leave naw or you'll be late.
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She told her brother to come inside naw because dinner was ready.
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I need to finish this naw!
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Can you help me naw?
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We're starting the movie naw, so grab your snacks quickly.
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She told her brother to come inside naw because dinner was ready.
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If you want to join us, you need to leave naw or you'll be late.
Synonyms
An informal written short form meaning right now
is a spelling variant that shows immediacy without the added intensifier
Used in stories to tell past events as if happening now
is a spelling variant used simply for current time or immediacy
At this moment
is a dialectal spelling used in writing rather than a regional spoken form
Surface Forms
naw positive
Etymology
Naw is a dialect spelling of now that shows how some people say 'now' in casual speech. So naw means 'at the present moment' or 'immediately'.