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Meaning of 'cept in English:

'cept

Pronunciation /s?pt/

preposition

informal

  • non-standard contraction of except (preposition) used in representing speech

    • ‘who really cares 'cept me?’
    • ‘everyone else had visitors— 'cept for Captain’
    • ‘But there's still a war to fight, both literally and figuratively, and ain't no one else fightin' it 'cept us.’
    • ‘I think the main Support/Guidance & Quick Help forum would have been the place for this rather than the vector forum...after all who comes in here 'cept us.’
    • ‘There is no one here 'cept us chickens.’

conjunction

informal

  • non-standard contraction of except (conjunction) used in representing speech

    • ‘she can't do anything 'cept walk’
    • ‘it's kind of a history book, 'cept it tells you where people used to hide their money’