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    [Noun]  | "got*cha" | \ ˈgä-chə \


    1: an unexpected usually disconcerting challenge, revelation, or catch; also : an attempt to embarrass, expose, or disgrace someone (such as a politician) with a gotcha


    Origin: 1974 ;

     Alteration of got you;

    [Noun]  | "gotcha" 


    1: a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized;


      * e.g., " ... the gotcha in the low monthly rate quoted by the cable company is that it is a teaser and good for only six months "



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     [ "gotcha" ]

    1: I understand what you've communicated

      * e.g.,  ... Friend A: Please don't do that again bro' Friend G: Gotcha 

     [ "gotcha" ]

    1: Comes from, "I 'got' you."

      * e.g.,  ... "Lock up when you leave." 


     [ "gotcha" ]

    2: Which is an alternative for, "I understand you."

      * e.g.,  ... Reply: 


     [ "gotcha" ]

    3: Or, "I will comply."

      * e.g.,  ... "Gotcha." 

     [ "gotcha" ]

    1: a reply of acknowledgement, a verbal abbreviation of "I got you", which is derived from "I got what you're saying".

      * e.g.,  ... me: "I'm staying in tonight." 

     [ "gotcha" ]

    1: a slang version relaxed pronunciation of got you or I've got you, usually referring to an unexpected capture or discovery of another person.

      * e.g.,  ... You are stealing my drinks! Gotcha! 

     [ "gotcha" ]

    1: Explicative shouted after screwing someone over big time, but the fact that you said "gotcha" makes it all OK.

      * e.g.,  ... Sue - "They towed my car! Unbelievable! I saw you put the money into the parking meter though" 

     [ "gotcha" ]

    1: A proverbial pitfall. Something that has negative consequences that are easily overlooked.

      * e.g.,  ... A common gotcha is forgetting to push in the fuel cutoff. 

     [ "gotcha" ]

    1: An annoying or unfavorable feature of a product or item that has not been fully disclosed or is not obvious.

      * e.g.,  ... The new camera takes excellent photos, but one major gotcha is its slow processing time. 

     [ "gotcha" ]

    1: When a girl tries to turn on a guy by putting her hand next to the groin area. When you do so you say "gotcha". Normally done in the hallways, when the guy is unexpected. The reactaions as the funniest part of the whole "gotcha game".

      * e.g.,  ... "Did you see Evan's face when I played gotcha with him?" 

     [ "gotcha" ]

    1: a male with a handsome face, beautiful abs and a great smile. he's shy but when he knows he got the attention of the girl he turns into a sex god. be careful though, they tend to just sleep around.

      * e.g.,  ... oh i was i at the club the other night met gotcha, ya what a slut. 

     [ "Gotcha" ]

    1: An annoying or unfavorable feature of a product or item that has not been fully disclosed or is not obvious.

      * e.g.,  ... The new camera takes excellent photos, but one major gotcha is its slow processing time. 

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