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whatcha

whatcha

2 9.9
A casual way to talk about the thing that you do or want
  • pronoun
  • /ˈwɑːtʃə/
  • Informal
: lo que
  • So, whatcha think about the new movie?
  • whatcha got

Examples

  • Maggie, whatcha been up to lately?

  • WHATCHA GOT IN THAT POCKET ?

    Old Yeller (1957)

  • "I know whatcha trying to do, Ben, but it ain't gonna work.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Ooo, whatcha been feeding that thing?

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Hey, whatcha got here?

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Maggie, whatcha got there?

    Fiction book (2001)

  • HEYWOOD (over images of nails, hair, etc.): I know whatcha mean.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Hey, whatcha doing this weekend?

Surface Forms

whatcha subject case
whatcha object case

Morphology

whatcha = what + you (semi-transparent) = what + cha

Represents the reduced spoken form of 'what you' in casual speech; recognizable in context but orthographically reduced.

Etymology

Whatcha comes from saying what you quickly, so it can mean 'the things that you' and is used to talk about what someone has, does, or wants.