Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whaddya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: whad-dya
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

contraction

Contraction of what do you; see what'd and d'ya.

Slang

contraction

Contraction of what + are + you.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Whaddya think of my new dress?"
""Mildred's got five kids?" Frank seemed genuinely startled. "Well, whaddya know! Mildred with five kids!""
"LESTER: Well, suppose you wished one candle would stay lit. CHESTER: Whaddya mean? LESTER: I mean suppose you wished that one candle would stay lit, and then you blew them all out. What would happen? CHESTER: Well, it couldn't happen. Unless you blew them all out."
"Whaddya doing?"

Usage

Slang

Frequently Paired Words

whadja whatcha

Questions

What does whaddya mean?: Contraction of what do you; see what'd and d'ya.

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