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What is Nows?
To do something as soon as possible, not literally now.
Mom: Can you please clean the dishes?
Brenda: I'll do it now now!
Mom: No, do it now!
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Nows - what is it?
A greeting commonly used in the North-East of England.
"Now then, mate, how's life?"
What does "Nows" mean?
a South African term we use that generally means 'soon', but can funnily enough also mean 'never', or actually just any period of time.
scenario 1:
dad: "come downstairs, theres a rugby match between the Springboks and the Sharks on!"
me: "I will be there now now!"
scenario 2:
jack: "Jill hurry up! when will you be ready?"
Jill: "I'll be ready now now!"
Nows - what does it mean?
now-now means you intend to do something immediatly, whereas now tends to mean you will do it soon.
"I'll do that now"
"Now-now?"
"Yes, now-now"
Nows - meaning
A phrase commonly used mainly in Yorkshire!
The highest greeting of welcome you can receive in "God's Own Country"
Now Then Dave!
Nows - definition
this means now, but just not now.
kim: when will you take out the trash George??
george:ill do it now-now baby.continues on Play Station
Nows - slang
A term widely used in South African conversations relating to the period of time which will elapse before the given task, time or oppotunity will present itself.
"I'm going to do it in a few moments."
"Its going to happen a little later."
As the term is not defined by a specific amount of time,it can be used in a broad context.
"Let's take a look at it now now."
"I'll see to that now now."
"When ?" "Now now !"
Nows
Commonly used in South Africa when you're ARE going to do something, just not anytime soon.
"Have you started studying?"
"No, I will now now" *basically doesn't study until five minutes before the test*
Nows
A shortened alternative to "Now Then". A friendly greeting.
Instead of "alright mate", one might say: "nows mate", "nows lad", "nows lid", "nows der lid"
Nows
A shortened alternative to "Now Then". A friendly greeting.
Instead of "alright mate", one might say: "nows mate", "nows lad", "nows lid", "nows der lid"