whatcha
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9.9
A casual way to ask what you are doing or thinking
- pronoun
- /ˈwɑːtʃə/
- Informal
:
qué tal
- So whatcha doing? - Studying.
- Hey, whatcha
- whatcha got
- whatcha doing
Examples
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Hey, whatcha got there?
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No kidding, whatcha getting him?
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I blame the American people... whatcha gonna do when the money runs out?
Blog text (28) -
Whatcha thinking about over there?
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- Hey, whatcha got?
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Hey, buddy, whatcha got?
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So whatcha gonna do?
Blog text (10) -
Whatcha wanna do?
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Whatcha need, boss?
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So whatcha doing? - Studying.
Synonyms
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9.9
A casual spoken way to ask what someone thinks or wants
is used in both casual speech and informal writing rather than only spoken
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9.9
To ask what someone thinks or wants now in casual speech
is broader, covering both 'what are you' and 'what do you' in casual use
Surface Forms
whatcha subject case
Morphology
Etymology
Whatcha is a casual short form of what are you or what do you made when people say those words quickly, so it means 'what are you' and is used to ask things like 'what are you doing'.