whatta

English

Contraction

whatta

  1. (colloquial) Contraction of what +‎ a.
    • 1993 December 13, vandezande@inland.com [Joe V.], “Announcement”, in talk.bizarre‎[1] (Usenet), archived from the original on 5 December 2025:
      If I read this correctly, Pop Clifton graduated from high school at the age of 15. Awesome. Probably took a cheerleader to the prom. Whatta stud
    • 1999 August 5, Filet O'Fish, “Vellocette Opinions?”, in alt.guitar.amps‎[2] (Usenet), archived from the original on 5 December 2025:
      Mike, you're my hero. […] Listen to this guy, folks, he's one of the good ones. All together now! "Whatta guy, whatta guy, whatta guy, whatta guy, whatta guy, whatta guy, whatta guy, whatta guy..."
    • 2006 March 18, Mike, “Two types of women”, in alt.support.divorce‎[3] (Usenet), archived from the original on 5 December 2025:
      Whatta woman! Whatta system! They're making the father and child pay, which I guess is right?!

Noun

whatta (plural whattas)

  1. (archaic, historical) A scaffold used by the Tahitians for animal sacrifices.
    • 1784, James Cook, A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean:
      Small offerings of fruit and roots seemed to be daily made at this shrine, as some pieces were quite fresh. These were deposited upon a whatta, or altar, which stood without the pallisades; and within these we were not permitted to enter.
    • 1906, Nicholas Senn, Tahiti: The Island Paradise, page 110:
      Not only the whattas or offering-places of the morais are commonly loaded with fruits and animals, but there are few houses lacking a small place of the same sort.
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