"whaddaya" meaning in English

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Contraction

IPA: /ˈwʌdəjə/ [General-American], /ˈʍʌdəjə/ (note: without the wine–whine merger)
Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} whaddaya, {{en-cont}} whaddaya
  1. Pronunciation spelling of what do you. Tags: alt-of, contraction, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: what do you Synonyms: whadaya, whaddayer, whadiya, whadya, whadyer, wuddya
    Sense id: en-whaddaya-en-contraction-yMqFVUYR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronunciation spellings

Alternative forms

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