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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

whaddaya en · X

Pronunciation

  • /ˈwʌdəjə/ (General-American)
  • /ˈʍʌdəjə/ without the wine–whine merger

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of what do you.
    • "Whaddaya mean twelve bucks? The sign says seven!" 2007, Kemble Scott, Soma, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 23:
    • The Miss America people are considering you for one of the judges. Whaddaya say to that? 1984, Barbara Paul, “Kelly Ingram”, in The Renewable Virgin, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →ISBN, page 44:
    • "Aspirin? Whaddaya want aspirin for, Harry?..." 1969, Robert Coovert, Pricksongs & Descants: Fictions, Grove Press, published 2000, →ISBN, page 224:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
whadyer alternative lexicographic
whadya alternative lexicographic
whaddayer alternative lexicographic
whadaya alternative lexicographic
wuddya alternative lexicographic
whadiya alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

whaddayawant · whaddayamean · whaddayasay · whaddayathink · whaddayaknow