phrase General Slang

the noo

· phrase · scottish

Right now, just now — the Scottish 'at the moment'.

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Right now, at this moment, currently. The Scottish equivalent of 'just now' or 'at the minute'. Famously stuck onto the end of sentences — 'I'm awa' tae ma bed the noo'.

“Cannae talk, I'm in the middle o' somethin' the noo.”
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the noo In A Sentence

Cannae talk, I'm in the middle o' somethin' the noo.

Origin & Usage

Scots 'noo' = 'now' (Northern English/Scots vowel shift). 'The noo' literally 'the now'.

Variants the nooth' noo

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