"whatdja" meaning in English

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Contraction

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  1. Alternative form of whadja. Tags: alt-of, alternative, contraction Alternative form of: whadja
    Sense id: en-whatdja-en-contraction-a1MiDNrK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "“Yeah! Whatdja do to him?” Pete was hopping with the thrill of anticipation. / “We was standing by this rack full of pots, see, and I grabbed him by the neck and shoved him into the pots and said, ‘Lissen , you crummy bastard. Ain’t nobody tells me what to do.’[…]”",
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          "ref": "1971, Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey, Grease: A New ’50’s Rock ’n’ Roll Musical: Book, Music, and Lyrics, New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, published 1972, →ISBN, act I, scene 2, page 14:",
          "text": "marty / Hey, French, whatdja do to your hair? It really looks tough. / frenchy / Ah, I just touched it up a little.",
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          "ref": "1990, Press Woman, volumes 53–54, Blue Springs, Mo.: National Federation of Press Women, →ISSN, →OCLC:",
          "text": "However, I didn’t want a transformation so drastic that casual acquaintances would scream across the parking lot at Bob’s, “Hey, whatdja do to your hair?”",
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