whaddaya

whaddaya

English

Alternative forms

• whadaya, whadiya

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwʌdəjə/
• (without the wine–whine merger) IPA^(key): /ˈhwʌdəjə/

Contraction

whaddaya

1. Eye dialect spelling of what do you.
   • 1969, Robert Coovert, Pricksongs & Descants: Fictions, 2000 Grove Press ed., →ISBN, page 224,

     "Aspirin? Whaddaya want aspirin for, Harry?..."

   • 2007, Kemble Scott, Soma, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 23,

     "Whaddaya mean twelve bucks? The sign says seven!"