noo
9.9
At this moment
- adverb
- UK
:
ahora
- Let's go for a walk noo before it gets dark.
Examples
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You can actually see his kneecap noo.
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He's coming to join us noo, so we can start the meeting.
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I need to finish my homework noo to be ready for tomorrow.
Synonyms
now
vsnoo
4
1.0
The present moment when something is happening
is the informal Scottish version used in everyday speech
9.9
At this moment
is the Scottish informal pronunciation form rather than a spelling variant
9.9
An informal written short form meaning right now
is the spoken Scottish informal word rather than an abbreviation
Surface Forms
noo positive
Etymology
Noo is the Scottish way of saying now, basically the same word spoken with a long 'oo' sound, so it means 'at the present time'.