Now Then
A phrase commonly used mainly in Yorkshire!
The highest greeting of welcome you can receive in "God's Own Country"
The highest greeting of welcome you can receive in "God's Own Country"
Now Then by Greg_the_Smeg February 7, 2019
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Now then
A phrase commonly used in northern England, it derives from Old Yorkshire dialect.
It is a phrase used for greeting, although it is laregely unknown as to why the terms "now" (meaning this instant) and "then" (meaning in the past) were put together to form another way of simply saying "hello".
Usually pronounced "Nah-then".
It is a phrase used for greeting, although it is laregely unknown as to why the terms "now" (meaning this instant) and "then" (meaning in the past) were put together to form another way of simply saying "hello".
Usually pronounced "Nah-then".
Every Now and Then Friend
A person you talk to every now and then. Usually someone in your contact list or Facebook friends you talk to every now and then, not really friends. just every now and then
Every Now and Then Friend by rizzle;) October 23, 2010
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that was then...this is now
Used as a management speak put down for those who resist change and hark back to the good old days. After a novel of the same name by S.E.Hinton (later film starring Emilio Estevez)
Employee - "I don't see why we should do it that way, we never used to"
Manager (with obvious irritation and finality) - "I don't care, that was then...this is now!"
Manager (with obvious irritation and finality) - "I don't care, that was then...this is now!"
that was then...this is now by johnnyandtherushtones January 21, 2011
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