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Now What?
"Now what?" is a phrase signifying boredom, a lack of topics to discuss, or a greeting after a brief to intermediate pause in conversation. It is common to see the term "dunno" follow as a response.

Speaker 1: "Now what?"

Speaker 2: "Dunno."
By Lizzy
Now What?
Repeated in a accusatory string, this bullying and demanding retort is screamed with spit and piss when one woman gains the upper hand in an argument.

TV Show Host: You ARE the father!

Show Guest/Baby Momma: NOW WHAT? NOW WHAT? NOW WHAT? NOW WHAT? NOW WHAT?
By Anne-Marie
Now What
A terribly dull planet in the novel "Mostly Harmless", the 5th installment of the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". The planet exists in an alternate demonsion in the location where eart should be and is ahted by all of it's residence.

Never hope the transporter to Now What.
By Kania
Now-whats
The feeling you have after tripping hard for eight hours. You're way past your peak and it's not really fun anymore. Nothing looks particularly cool and you have nothing interesting to say. You would like to sleep but cannot. You have a case of the now-whats.

That blotter was awesome, but now I have a wicked case of the now-whats. Should we candy-flip?
By Ameline
What Now
Asked in a situation where you reach a point of no return or you have surpassed a dangerous obstacle and have survived the ordeal. 'What now' is also used as in,'where does this leave us', in terms of re-questioning your relationship status with someone.

Butch: What now?
Marsellus: What now? Well, let me tell you what now. I'm gonna call a coupla pipe-hitting' niggas, who'll go to work on the homes here with a pair of pliers and a blowtorch. Hear me talkin', hillbilly boy?! I ain't through with you by a damn sight. I'm gonna get Medieval on your ass.
Butch: I meant what now, between me and you?
Marsellus: Oh, that 'what now?' Well, let me tell ya what now between me an' you. There is no me an' you. Not no more.

(Dialogue from the movie, Pulp Fiction)
By Olwen
What Now
It is a question in most movie wherein the answer is "we wait". I'm sure you have heard or encountered this phrase being asked by the actor or some supporting actor to someone else especially in movies wherein the main characters are planning on something big... whether an escape, a rescue or whatever.

dude 1: what now?

dude 2: we wait.
By Bernette
What Now
What you say when you just proved someone wrong.

"Griffey sucks." "Griffey rocks." *Griffey hits homer* "What now bitch?!"
By Bevvy
What Now
It is a sign of victory at the end of an argument.

#1 Then she said, "I hate you."
#2 I told you this relationship wasnt gonna work out.
#1 But......
#2 Yeah, what now? Huh? You shoulda listened the fisrt time.
By Katerina
What Now
Said when you just showed someone up. If someone has been talkign smack about you and you go out and prove them wrong or make them look stupid.

" Yo George was talking all this stuff about me sucking at ball. I went out and dropped 30 points on that fool"
By Sherill
What Now
The question you may ask yourself when you have no idea what to do with your life anymore. You may just have searched this on the internet to see what would come up.

Example:
Your s/o just broke up with you and your family is ignoring you and you have depression and you are stuck in your house because of Covid
You:
What now?
By Muriel