[HPforGrownups] Re: Wizengamot
The Crashing Boar
crashing.boar at ntlworld.com
Tue Jul 29 21:22:15 UTC 2003
No: HPFGUIDX 73966
From: Arya
<<<snip>
> wotcher or wotcha
> It's a slang greeting/parting, sort of like 'I watch you',
or 'I'll be seeing you'. It's just a friendly form of address, like
Hi or aloha.
>
> Dawn
>
Actually "Wotcher" is London-speak for "What Cheer" which is a
greeting.
Arya
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I've never come across that as the definition before, but I'm willing to believe it! Being London born and bred, it's always been a greeting I've heard/used, never put much thought into the derivation.
Dawn
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