wotcha

English Slang for "What's up?"

"Wotcha mate!"

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wotcha

'wotcha' is a greeting

origins: ultimately dates back hundreds of years

it's a contraction followed by a phonetic spelling of:

"what chere cheer be with you?", which was a common phrase used as a greeting

chere/cheer meant 'face' and thus referred to a person's expression of their mood

person a: 'hello!'

person b: 'wotcha!'

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wotcha

Short for "What you", or more specifically, "What ya"

Wotcha doin' this Sunday?

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wotcha

slang term for "watch yourself" or "watch out"

wotcha! you almost hit that car!

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