なう

See also: ナウ

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

Suffix

なう or ナウ • (-nau) 

1. (slang, dated) doing ~ right now; rn

   電(でん)話(わ)なう

   denwa nau

   on the phone right now

2. (slang, dated) at ~ right now

   ロンドンなう

   Rondon nau

   in London right now

Related terms

• ナウい (naui)

Etymology 2

Suffix

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

1. Modern form of なふ (-nafu)

Etymology 3

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

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

(This term, なう (nau), 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.)

Etymology 4

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

【脳のう】6 [noun] (anatomy) the brain [noun] (by extension, figurative) one's brains, one's mental functioning [affix] brain [affix] head [affix] chief, principal

(This term, なう (nau), 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.)

References

1. http://zokugo-dict.com/21na/nau.htm

Further reading

• Oldest extant uses of なう on Twitter