英和和英

語源

From what +‎ -cha.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈwɒtʃə/, /ˈwɒtʃjə/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈwʌt͡ʃə/, /ˈwʌt͡ʃjə/
• 韻: (英国発音) -ɒtʃə, (米国発音) -ʌtʃə
• 異形同音異義語: watcher, wotcher (英国発音, non-rhotic)

短縮形

whatcha

1. (colloquial) Contraction of what are you.
   • 1986 February 1, Nicholas Deutsch, “7th Annual New York Gay Film Festival”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 28, page 8:

     There were plenty of ostentatiously noisy walkouts during the last half of Eric De Kuyper's Naughty Boys (Netherlands), which is understandable. On the other hand, I loved the film and found it continually fascinating, so whatcha gonna do?

   Whatcha doin'?

   Whatcha talking 'bout?

   Whatcha sayin'?

2. (colloquial) Contraction of what have you.

   Whatcha been up to?

3. (colloquial) Contraction of what do you.

   Whatcha think?

   Whatcha got there?

   Whatcha wanna do now?

4. (colloquial) Contraction of what you.

   Do whatcha gotta do!

   'Tain't whatcha do, it's the way thatcha do it.