gotch

English

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Etymology

From Ukrainian ґатки (gátky, “underwear”, pl). Possibly back-formed from diminutive gotchies, after Ukrainian diminutive ґаці (gáci, pl).

Noun

gotch (uncountable)

1. (Saskatchewan and Manitoba, slang) Men's underwear.

Derived terms

• gitch
• gaunch, gonch, ginch (Alberta, British Columbia)
• gotchies, gitchies, gonchies (diminutive)

References

• “gaunch", "gonch", "gotch", "gotchies", "ginch", "gitch” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
• Barber, Katherine. "11 Favourite Regionalisms Within Canada", in David Vallechinsky and Amy Wallace (2005). The Book of Lists, Canadian Edition. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-676-97720-2.