pronoun General Slang

owt

· pronoun · geordie

Anything — northern shorthand you'll hear from Newcastle to Yorkshire.

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Definitions

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Anything. Northern English contraction of 'aught'. Pairs with its twin 'nowt' (nothing). Heard across Geordie, Yorkshire and Lancashire — slot it in wherever 'anything' would go.

“Is there owt left in the fridge, or has wor lass eaten it aal?”
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owt In A Sentence

Is there owt left in the fridge, or has wor lass eaten it aal?

Origin & Usage

From Old English 'āwiht' (anything), surviving in northern dialects long after standard English moved on.

Variants owtaught

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