owt
Britishpronoun
Etymology
Origin of owt
a variant of aught 1
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
I dint plan it or owt, I just sorta became a bit of a meme sensation.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2018
I suspect he wouldn't dare be owt else.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2010
It’s a bad job, sir, for she can’t side the room, or remble the kitchen things, or owt.
From The Parson O' Dumford by George Manville Fenn
“My goodness, ma’am,” she cried, “wheä’s bin tellin’ you that my pleäce hez owt wrong wi’t?”
From The Revellers by Louis Tracy
"Think ye——" again the look as of prickers, "—think ye there wor owt?"
From Mushroom Town by Oliver Onions
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
