なう

See also: ナウ

Japanese edit

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from now. Said to originate on Twitter.^[1]

なう or ナウ • (-nau)

(slang, dated) doing ~ right now
電(でん)話(わ)なう
denwa nau
on the phone right now
(slang, dated) at ~ right now
ロンドンなう
Rondon nau
in London right now

なう • (-nau) godan (stem ない (-nai), past なった (-natta))

For pronunciation and definitions of なう – see the following entry.

【綯う】	[verb] to twine (into a rope etc.)

(This term, なう, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as なう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なう.)

For pronunciation and definitions of なう – see the following entry.

[noun] (anatomy) the brain

[noun] (by extension, figurative) one's brains, one's mental functioning

[affix] brain

[affix] head

(This term, なう, is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as なう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なう.)