'cept

[ sept ]

preposition

, Informal.

1. a shortened form of except ¹.

Example Sentences

Though some found the lyrics incendiary when it was first released in the tumultuous year of 1968, “Street Fighting Man” sounds less like a call to revolution than a cheeky, somewhat self-deprecating show of support from the sidelines: “What can a poor boy do ’cept to sing for a rock ’n’ roll band?”

From New York Times

“And I ain’t getting a bath ’cept once a month from now on.”

From Literature

“Ah dunno, ’cept yuh never mentioned it befo’, ” Georgia replies.

From New York Times

In 1962, Mr. Doshi founded the architecture school at the Center‌‌ for Environmental Planning and Technology‌, now known as CEPT‌ University.

From New York Times

“Not, I grant you, but what his manners is given to blusterous,” said Joe, apologetically; “still, a Englishman’s ouse is his Castle, and castles must not be busted ’cept when done in war time.

From Literature