"wotcha" meaning in English

See wotcha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} wotcha, {{en-cont}} wotcha
  1. (colloquial, eye-dialect, uncommon) Alternative form of whatcha Tags: alt-of, alternative, colloquial, contraction, uncommon Alternative form of: whatcha
    Sense id: en-wotcha-en-contraction-rpKsbJfo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Interjection

  1. Alternative form of wotcher (“greeting”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wotcher (extra: greeting)
    Sense id: en-wotcha-en-intj-SW22hALU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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