"wotcher" meaning in English

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Contraction

IPA: /wɒt͡ʃə/ Audio: En-au-wotcher.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Representing an abbreviated pronunciation of various phrases. Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} wotcher, {{en-cont}} wotcher
  1. (informal, chiefly Britain) Contraction of what do you. Tags: Britain, abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, informal Alternative form of: what do you
    Sense id: en-wotcher-en-contraction-0iqYszWJ Categories (other): British English
  2. (informal, chiefly Britain) Contraction of what you. Tags: Britain, abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, informal Alternative form of: what you
    Sense id: en-wotcher-en-contraction-5aw-FDyi Categories (other): British English
  3. (informal, chiefly Britain) Contraction of what are you. Tags: Britain, abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, informal Alternative form of: what are you
    Sense id: en-wotcher-en-contraction-6gMAhFZC Categories (other): British English
  4. (informal, chiefly Britain) Contraction of what have you. Tags: Britain, abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, informal Alternative form of: what have you
    Sense id: en-wotcher-en-contraction-49i-PFo~ Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: whatcha, watcha, wotcha
Etymology number: 2

Interjection

IPA: /wɒt͡ʃə/ Audio: En-au-wotcher.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: 14th c., corruption of what cheer. Etymology templates: {{C.|14}} 14th c., {{m|en|what cheer}} what cheer Head templates: {{en-interj}} wotcher
  1. (slang, chiefly Britain) A friendly greeting. Tags: Britain, slang
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for wotcher meaning in English (4.5kB)

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