US /ˈsʌm.ət/ UK /ˈsʌm.ət/
pron Freq #21600

Meanings

  1. 1
    pron

    something, in nonstandard Northern and Midlands English

    There's summat wrong with the lock, the mechanic said.

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1 pron · something, in nonstandard... something
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Word family
Related forms somewhatsomethingaught

Etymology

A regional and nonstandard English form of somewhat used with the meaning "something," especially in Northern England and the Midlands. It is often explained as a contraction or reshaping of somewhat, though the details of its development are uncertain.

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