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Australian Slang
(adv.) however; though (used at the end of a sentence): "We never win but"; "I cannot confirm or deny any of your points but"; "I never did it but"
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A Geordie Dictionary
A kind of spoken full stop or 'period. Sentences are often ended with the word 'but'. For example, when describing someone a Geordie may say "she's a canny lass but" This means that she is a nice girl. It doesn't imply that there is some unspoken flaw in her chraracter.
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Liverpool Slang
at end of sentence ('...though/then'): "What we're supposed ter wave for, but?" p.7; "We knew he was goin' last night but." p.8; "Nowhere to go, but"
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But — (b[u^]t), prep., adv. & conj. [OE. bute, buten, AS. b[=u]tan, without, on the outside, except, besides; pref. be + [=u]tan outward, without, fr. [=u]t out. Primarily, b[=u]tan, as well as [=u]t, is an adverb. [root]198. See {By}, {Out}; cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
But if — But But (b[u^]t), prep., adv. & conj. [OE. bute, buten, AS. b[=u]tan, without, on the outside, except, besides; pref. be + [=u]tan outward, without, fr. [=u]t out. Primarily, b[=u]tan, as well as [=u]t, is an adverb. [root]198. See {By}, {Out};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
But.fr — BUT Pour les articles homonymes, voir BUT (homonymie). Logo de BUT Création 1972 … Wikipédia en Français
But ! — But ! Pays France Langue Français Périodicité Hebdomadaire Genre Presse sportive Date de fondation … Wikipédia en Français
But! — But ! But ! {{{nomorigine}}} Pays … Wikipédia en Français
But — But, n. [See 1st {But}.] 1. A limit; a boundary. [1913 Webster] 2. The end; esp. the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end. Now disused in this sense, being replaced by {butt}[2]. See 1st {Butt}. [1913 Webster… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
But — ist der Name mehrerer Personen Anton Nikolajewitsch But (*1980), russischer Eishockeyspieler Wiktor Anatoljewitsch But (*1967), russischer Waffenhändler Wladimir Wladimirowitsch But (* 1977), russischer Fußballspieler Bautzener Unternehmer Tage… … Deutsch Wikipedia
But — But, n. [Cf. {But}, prep., adv. & conj.] The outer apartment or kitchen of a two roomed house; opposed to {ben}, the inner room. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
But — But, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Butted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Butting}.] See {Butt}, v., and {Abut}, v. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
BUT — may refer to: * British United Traction, a division of Leyland Motors Ltd * Brno University of Technology, a university located in Brno, Czech Republic * BUT / Aishō , a 2007 J Pop single by Koda Kumi … Wikipedia
But. — But., chemisches Zeichen für Buttersäure … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
