# now what

> English word · Phrase

## Definitions
1. A request, usually rhetorical, to know what, in a series of negative events, is the next negative event occurring.
2. A request for advice or instruction on what should be done, when a situation has turned negative, particularly if a contingency has failed.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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