whaddaya en · X
Pronunciation
- /ˈwʌdəjə/ (General-American)
- /ˈʍʌdəjə/ without the wine–whine merger
Meanings
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(alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of what do you.
alt 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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| whadyer | alternative | lexicographic | |
| whadya | alternative | lexicographic | |
| whaddayer | alternative | lexicographic | |
| whadaya | alternative | lexicographic | |
| wuddya | alternative | lexicographic | |
| whadiya | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
whaddayawant · whaddayamean · whaddayasay · whaddayathink · whaddayaknow