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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɒtʃə/, /ˈwɒtʃjə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈwʌt͡ʃə/, /ˈwʌt͡ʃjə/
- Rhymes: (UK) -ɒtʃə, (US) -ʌtʃə
- Homophones: watcher, wotcher (UK, non-rhotic)
Contraction
[edit]whatcha
- (colloquial) Contraction of what are you.
- 1986 February 1, Nicholas Deutsch, “7th Annual New York Gay Film Festival”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 28, page 8:
- There were plenty of ostentatiously noisy walkouts during the last half of Eric De Kuyper's Naughty Boys (Netherlands), which is understandable. On the other hand, I loved the film and found it continually fascinating, so whatcha gonna do?
- Whatcha doin'?
- Whatcha talking 'bout?
- Whatcha sayin'?
- (colloquial) Contraction of what have you.
- Whatcha been up to?
- (colloquial) Contraction of what do you.
- Whatcha think?
- Whatcha got there?
- Whatcha wanna do now?
- (colloquial) Contraction of what you.
- Do whatcha gotta do!
- 'Tain't whatcha do, it's the way thatcha do it.
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