(phonics) The vowel sound in the English words cat and rack, usually represented by or . (The presence of a short vowel is sometimes signaled in spelling by the doubling of a consonant after it, such as in batting as contrasted with bating.).
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(linguistics, especially, UK) The vowel sound in the English words grass and castle when pronounced with a near-open front unrounded vowel (); associated with northern England accents.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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