naw
- adverb
- /nɔ/
- UK
- 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
Used in stories to tell past events as if happening now
At this moment
An informal written short form meaning right now
Surface Forms
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'.