"whaddya" meaning in English

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Contraction

Audio: En-au-whaddya.ogg
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  1. (slang) Contraction of what do you. See what'd and d'ya. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, slang Alternative form of: what do you (extra: See what'd and d'ya)
    Sense id: en-whaddya-en-contraction-8UIcO2tA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. (slang) Contraction of what are you. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, slang Alternative form of: what are you
    Sense id: en-whaddya-en-contraction-6gMAhFZC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: whadja, whatcha
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