Gotcha Definition

gŏchə
interjection
Used to indicate understanding or to signal the fact of having caught or defeated another.
American Heritage
Used to signify:
Webster's New World
noun
A game or endeavor in which one party seeks to catch another out, as in a mistake or lie.
American Heritage

(colloquial) A potential problem or source of trouble.

Review the work thoroughly and make sure there are no gotchas.
Wiktionary
contraction

(colloquial) Got you; have you; as in capture or apprehend.

I gotcha now, ya little twerp.
Wiktionary

(colloquial) Understand; comprehend.

Yeah, I gotcha. Good thinkin'!
Wiktionary
(colloquial) Got you covered, got your back; when you have an advantage or responsibility over someone.
Gotcha! Go on in...
Wiktionary
(colloquial) 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.
Wiktionary

(colloquial) Got you by surprise; Exclamation indicating a successful trick or prank.

Gotcha! They never notice the whoopie cushion!
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Gotcha

Noun

Singular:
gotcha
Plural:
gotchas

Origin of Gotcha

  • Written form of a reduction of got you. got +‎ -cha

    From Wiktionary

  • Direct acquisition of gotcha, the contraction of got you.

    From Wiktionary

  • Contraction of got you

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Gotcha Sentence Examples

  • This is a gotcha for many novices because they miscalculate the amount of border they'll need by not allowing for waste at the corners.

  • Fred gave him a big gotcha smile.

  • Gotcha, that was what we in the know call a 'Rickroll'!"

  • While your friend is sleeping deeply, get out a non-permanent marker and write the word "Gotcha", or something to that effect, backwards on his or her forehead.

  • One big gotcha in design is achieving the right scale for a room.

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Words Starting With

GGOGOT

Words Ending With

AHACHA

Unscrambles

gotcha

Words Starting With G and Ending With A

Starts With G & Ends With AStarts With GO & Ends With AStarts With G & Ends With HA

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With G6 Letter Words Ending With A