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gotchu

gotchu is the alternative form of gotcha.

Meaning of gotcha

Interjection

(colloquial)

  1. (colloquial) I understand you or what you said.
    • Gotcha! You just want me to stay here for now.
  2. (colloquial) I got you by surprise (indicating a successful trick or prank).
    • Gotcha! You never noticed the whoopie cushion!
  3. (colloquial) I caught (uncovered) you (as when successfully bringing someone to reckoning or effecting some form of retribution).
    • Gotcha! What do you think you're doing, sneaking around in here?
  4. (colloquial) I have caught you (literally, physically) (said by a speaker who has physically caught someone or something that was falling).
    • Gotcha!
  5. (colloquial) I have got you covered, I've got your back (said by a speaker who has an advantage or responsibility over someone).
    • Gotcha! Go on in...

See all 10 meanings of gotcha

Origin of gotchu

From got + -chu.

Questions about gotchu

What is gotchu the alternative form of?
Gotchu is the alternative form of gotcha.

Words near gotchu in the dictionary

  1. gotchas
  2. Gotcher
  3. Gotchers
  4. gotches
  5. gotchies
  6. gotchu
  7. gotchya
  8. Gotco
  9. gotdamn
  10. gote
  11. Goteborg

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: gotchu (page history and authors); gotcha (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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