Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

now-now

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.88 in modern English

Syllables
now-now
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Right now; immediately; very soon.

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans nou-nou.

Questions

What does now-now mean?
Right now; immediately; very soon.
Where does now-now come from?
Borrowed from Afrikaans nou-nou.

How to pronounce now-now

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