"whaddya" meaning in English

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Contraction

Audio: En-au-whaddya.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} whaddya, {{en-cont}} whaddya
  1. (slang) Contraction of what do you. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, slang Alternative form of: what do you
    Sense id: en-whaddya-en-contraction-0iqYszWJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: whadja, whatcha

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