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wotcher

/ˈwɒt͡ʃə/

wotcher interjection: a friendly greeting. Also the contraction of what.

Interjection

  1. (UK, slang) A friendly greeting.
    • “Wotcher, me old cock sparrow, how's the sleuthing business?” bellowed Sandy, pausing and balancing his saddle on one knee while he looped up the girth.1962, Dick Francis, chapter 19, in Dead Cert, published 2004, page 266

Also used as

wotcher is also the contraction of what.

Synonyms of wotcher

Origin of wotcher

19th c., corruption of what cheer.

Representing an abbreviated pronunciation of various phrases.

Questions about wotcher

What does wotcher mean?
Wotcher means a friendly greeting.
What part of speech is wotcher?
Wotcher is an interjection.
How do you pronounce wotcher?
Wotcher is pronounced /ˈwɒt͡ʃə/.

Words near wotcher in the dictionary

  1. wotagei
  2. Wotan
  3. Wotanism
  4. WOTC
  5. wotcha
  6. wotcher
  7. WOTD
  8. WOTDs
  9. wote
  10. woted
  11. wotedst

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