Nowish

//ˈnaʊɪʃ// adv, slang

adv, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    About now; almost immediately. informal, not-comparable

    "Harry: I'm afraid Father's feeling a bit under the weather. […] I am sure that he'd appreciate a little visit from you... Edmund: Oh. Well, I'm sure I can pop my head round the door... Harry: ...sort of nowish."

Example

More examples

"Harry: I'm afraid Father's feeling a bit under the weather. […] I am sure that he'd appreciate a little visit from you... Edmund: Oh. Well, I'm sure I can pop my head round the door... Harry: ...sort of nowish."

Etymology

From now + -ish.

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