"whatsamatta" meaning in English

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Contraction

Audio: En-au-whatsamatta.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Pronunciation spelling of what's the matter. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Pronunciation spelling of <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">what's the matter</i></span>.|lang=}} Pronunciation spelling of what's the matter., {{pronunciation spelling of|en|what's the matter}} Pronunciation spelling of what's the matter. Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} whatsamatta, {{en-cont}} whatsamatta
  1. (idiomatic) What is the matter? What is wrong? Tags: contraction, idiomatic Synonyms: wassamatta, wassamatter, whassamatta, whassamatter, whatsamatter, wossamatter

Alternative forms

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