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It seems that we've all forgotten or learned nowt from the oil crisis of 1973.
Fingers crossed nowt too serious and he can be ready for preseason
I've next to nowt to do. Luckily I work from home and I'm on phased return so it's a short day.
I had nowt to compare it to except Fighting Fantasy books for ages! We played it as PVP which involved a lot of having to leave the room while the other player did stuff.
Am Glad. Nowt worse than trying a new Chinese and it's cack.
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Nothing. "Nowt to do with me." Northern English; quintessentially Yorkshire.
“Fingers crossed nowt too serious and he can be ready for preseason”
“I had nowt to compare it to except Fighting Fantasy books for ages! We played it as PVP which involved a lot of having to leave the room while the other player did stuff.”
“Am Glad. Nowt worse than trying a new Chinese and it's cack.”
"There's nowt left in the fridge."
“It seems that we've all forgotten or learned nowt from the oil crisis of 1973.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Fingers crossed nowt too serious and he can be ready for preseason”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I've next to nowt to do. Luckily I work from home and I'm on phased return so it's a short day.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I had nowt to compare it to except Fighting Fantasy books for ages! We played it as PVP which involved a lot of having to leave the room while the other player did stuff.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Am Glad. Nowt worse than trying a new Chinese and it's cack.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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A dumb, crass, or clumsy person, or a person who is difficult or stubborn.
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A person of no importance; a worthless person; a ne'er-do-well.
Nowt means: A person of no importance; a worthless person; a ne'er-do-well.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
nowt means: A person of no importance; a worthless person; a ne'er-do-well.. Register: neutral, standard English. Common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; always check the context before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
“Owt=Anything Nowt= Nothing.<br>"Do you want owt from the shop?".”
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A Geordie dialectal word for 'nothing' — part of the distinctive phonological and lexical system of Tyneside English. In Geordie, many vowel sounds and forms diverge significantly from standard British English. 'Noot' sits alongside 'nowt' (the more widely known northern English form) as a regional variant.
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Anything. "Owt going on tonight?" The companion to "nowt."