Yorkshire dialect for "something". Opposite of nowt. Compare to owt.

Someone people turn to when they're sad who makes them feel better.

Sommat is an abbreviated form of something. If you think about it, something is really hard to write/type/say but it is also hard to find a good abbreviated form for...This is where sommat comes in...It is easy to say, type, and write!

A more flexible colloquialism for the phrase "something like that."