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  • adverb South Africa right now; immediately; very soon

Etymologies

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Examples

  • May 10, 2010 at 3:26 pm now-now, no need to get all steemed.

    Four hours and one - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010

  • But for now-now he had another task in front of him.

    Widows and Orphans R. Daniel Lester 2010

  • “That lady you pass now-now, nko,” a man retorted.

    Night Bus 2006

  • “That lady you pass now-now, nko,” a man retorted.

    Night Bus 2006

  • “That lady you pass now-now, nko,” a man retorted.

    Night Bus 2006

  • But now-now his feelings ran fathoms, oceans, deeper.

    Forbidden Enchantment Bruhns, Nina 2007

  • But now-now the contrast between what he had been and what he had become could not have been greater.

    Phoenix And Ashes Lackey, Mercedes 2004

  • But for now-now it was enough to cradle her, and listen to her breathing, softly, in the rain.

    Joust Lackey, Mercedes 2003

  • But now-now there is no need for secrecy any more, and to prove it, and to celebrate our freedom today I shall take you out for lunch. '

    The Demetrios Virgin Jordan, Penny 2001

  • "Do you think she's feeling scared now-now that she's pregnant herself?"

    The Pull of the Moon Graham, Darlene 1999

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