"gotch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gotches [plural]
Etymology: From Ukrainian га́чі (háči), ґа́чі pl (gáči, “underwear”). Possibly back-formed from diminutive gotchies. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|uk|га́чі}} Ukrainian га́чі (háči) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gotch (plural gotches)
  1. (Saskatchewan, Manitoba, slang) Men's underwear. Wikipedia link: Undergarment Tags: slang Categories (topical): Underwear Derived forms: gitch, gaunch, gonch, ginch (english: Alberta) [British-Columbia], gotchies, gitchies, gonchies [diminutive]

Inflected forms

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