Gotcha
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
Written form of a Template:W of Template:M. Template:Suffix
Pronunciation
Contraction
- Template:Lb Got you; have you; as in capture or apprehend.
- I gotcha now, ya little twerp.
- Template:Lb Understand you; comprehend you.
- Yeah, I gotcha. Good thinkin'!
- Template:Lb Got you covered, got your back; when you have an advantage or responsibility over someone.
- Gotcha! Go on in...
- Template:Lb Got you back; as in after causing some form of retaliation or revenge against someone.
- Gotcha! And don't ever do that to me again.
- Template:Lb Got you by surprise; Exclamation indicating a successful trick or prank.
- Gotcha! They never notice the whoopie cushion!
Derived terms
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Related terms
Translations
- Czech: Template:T
- Finnish: Template:T, Template:T
- French: Template:T
- German: Template:T, Template:T+
- Hungarian: Template:T
- Italian: Template:T
- Japanese: Template:T
- Maori: Template:T
- Persian: Template:T
- Polish: Template:T
- Portuguese: Template:T, Template:T+, Template:T+
- Romanian: Template:T
- Russian: Template:T+ Template:Qualifier, Template:T+ Template:Qualifier, Template:T+ Template:Qualifier
- Spanish: Template:T, Template:T, Template:T
- Turkish: Template:T
Etymology 2
Direct acquisition of gotcha, the contraction of got you.
Noun
- Template:Lb A potential problem or source of trouble.
- Review the work thoroughly and make sure there are no gotchas.
- Template:Lb An instance of publicly tricking someone or exposing them to ridicule, especially by means of an elaborate deception.
- They change the number at random intervals and if you miss a sign, bingo - gotcha![1]
- Template:Lb An instance of accomplishing a tricky idea or overcoming a difficult obstacle.
- Now here's another few gotchas that you can do to implement it.
- Template:Lb a feature of a system or a program that works in the way it is documented but is counter-intuitive and almost invites mistake or non-function.
- Wireless was the first gotcha when installing the distro.
Derived terms
Translations
- Spanish: Template:T+, Template:T
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