"don'tcha" meaning in English

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Contraction

Audio: en-uk-dontcha.ogg [UK]
Etymology: Written form of a reduction of don't you Etymology templates: {{m|en|don't you}} don't you Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} don'tcha, {{en-cont}} don'tcha
  1. Pronunciation spelling of don't you. Wikipedia link: reduction (linguistics) Tags: alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: don't you Synonyms: dontcha, don't cha
    Sense id: en-don'tcha-en-contraction-C1zfkBYd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronunciation spellings

Alternative forms

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