whatsamatta

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What is the matter? What is wrong?

“Whatsamatta you? (What's the matter with you?)”

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Meanings

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alternative wassamatta · alternative wassamatter · alternative whassamatta · alternative whassamatter · alternative whatsamatter · alternative wossamatter

  1. contractionidiomaticWhat is the matter? What is wrong?

    Whatsamatta you? (What's the matter with you?)

    1 more example

    Whatsamatta with the car I'm drivin? —Can'tcha tell that it's outta style? Should I get a set of whitewall tires? —Are you gonna cruise the miracle mile?

    1980, Billy Joel, “It's Still Rock and Roll to Me”, in Glass Houses, performed by Billy Joel

Origin

Pronunciation spelling of what's the matter.

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APA

whatsamatta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatsamatta

MLA

“whatsamatta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatsamatta. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whatsamatta,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatsamatta.

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