owt

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Northern England/aʊt/sometimes/uːt/Midlands/əʊt/

pronoun

Aught, anything.

OriginOld English āuht →
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Meanings

pronoun
  1. Northern EnglandAught, anything.

    I've seen nowt like it since the day I was born / But you know me, I'll shag owt that's warm

    1985, “Sweaty Betty”, in Beer & Sex & Chips n Gravy, performed by Macc Lads
    2 more examples

    “I’ve never seen owt like it,” said Hancox. “There were flags everywhere, people on people’s shoulders, crowdsurfing. It was like human Jenga.”

    2024 July 14, Rachel Hall, “‘I’ve never seen owt like it’: England fans in Benidorm in high spirits before Euro final”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

    You can fill your life with love / You can fill your life with owt / You can fill your lifе with food and drink / Or whatever floats your boat

    2025, “The Hymn of the North”, in Jarvis Cocker (lyrics), More, performed by Pulp
nounowt (uncountable)
  1. Northern EnglanduncountableAnything.
adverbowt (not comparable)
  1. Northern Englandnot comparableAnything.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
oot

Origin

  1. Old Englishāuht
  2. Englishowt

From Old English āuht; see aught.

More words from Old English

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with owt

aboutoutwithoutnotequotevotethroughoutremoteboatpromoteroutedoubtthroatcoatfloatscoutgoatcoteshoutdroughttotedenotebouttout
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Sounds the same

outoatoutoatoutoat

Anagrams

twotowwot
Cite this entry
APA

owt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/owt

MLA

“owt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/owt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “owt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/owt.

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