Wands and Wotcher
angelinawood76
anabel.w at ukonline.co.uk
Mon Oct 13 18:52:10 UTC 2003
No: HPFGUIDX 82855
That slang website is great - thanks for the link! I can't imagine
why JK uses the word wotcher though, as it seems a bit dated. I grew
up in London and I haven't heard anyone use that term since the
eighties. I suppose she uses it to highlight what generation Tonks
is from. (Ha! Answered my own question!)
angelina
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Iggy McSnurd"
<coyoteschild at p...> wrote:
>
>
>
> > > Deirdre Woodward said:
> > > And what does Wotcher mean? Tonks says that a couple of
times --
> > "Wotcher, Harry!" Is it some kind of greeting?
> >
> > Yes. British slang. Personally I think it's more used in the
south. I used
> > to use it whilst I was growing up in London, but I don't seem to
hear it
> now
> > I'm in the northern wastelands.
> >
> > Jerry
>
> Iggy here:
>
> I got this from the "Dictionary of Slang" site
>
> http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/w.htm
>
> wotcha! Exclam. A greeting. A shortening of what cheer! Also
spelt wotcher.
> [Mainly London use]
>
>
> Iggy McSnurd
> the Prankster
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