summat
Britishpronoun
Example Sentences
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It must have got summat to do with it.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 17, 2013
Elsewhere, his band proudly hold on to the regional accents that can be casualties of a quest for pop stardom, and he peppers guttural grumbles with Yorkshire slang such as "summat".
From The Guardian ● Apr. 3, 2013
Though I don't really know what he did for a living: marketing or sales or summat for Findus.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 11, 2012
For those unfamiliar with the denizens of Yorkshire and Lancashire, nowt means nothing and summat means something.
From Economist ● May 24, 2012
“I know you don’t hold with witchcraft,” the constable began, “but we’ve summat to say as may change your mind.”
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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