now-now

British

adverb

informal right away; immediately

I'll do it now-now!

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now-now

In the native they are called the nau-nau, which is pronounced "now-now."

From The Cruise of the Snark by London, Jack

I'll have it very soon, if not just now-now!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, May 20, 1893 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir

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