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now-nowism

now-nowism noun: excessive focus on the present, or on immediate gratification.

Noun

now-nowism (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, informal) Excessive focus on the present, or on immediate gratification.

Origin of now-nowism

From now now + -ism.

Questions about now-nowism

What does now-nowism mean?
Now-nowism means excessive focus on the present, or on immediate gratification.
What part of speech is now-nowism?
Now-nowism is a noun.

Words near now-nowism in the dictionary

  1. now, more than ever
  2. now, now
  3. now-a-days
  4. now-adays
  5. now-now
  6. now-nowism
  7. now-or-never
  8. Nowa Nowa
  9. Nowa Sarzyna
  10. Nowa Sól
  11. Nowack

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