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natch

/næt͡ʃ/

natch adverb: naturally; of course.

Adverb

natch (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) Naturally; of course.
    • The Queen was seen wearing a hat when she visited Ascot, natch.
    • [Bug:] You can parry and thrust wittily at a press conference?
      [Dog:] Natch.1960 May 16, Walt Kelly, Pogo, comic strip, →ISBN, page 146

Noun (1)

natch (plural natches)

  1. The rump of beef, especially the lower and back part of the rump.

Noun (2)

natch (plural natches)

  1. (dialectal) A notch.

Forms of natch

pluralnatches

Origin of natch

Clipping of naturally, originally US.

From Old French nache, Late Latin natica, from Latin natis (“the rump, buttocks”). Compare aitchbone.

Words formed from natch

Words that rhyme with natch

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Questions about natch

What does natch mean?
Natch means naturally; of course.
What part of speech is natch?
Natch can be an adverb or a noun.
How do you pronounce natch?
Natch is pronounced /næt͡ʃ/.

Words near natch in the dictionary

  1. natatorium
  2. natatoriums
  3. natators
  4. natatory
  5. Natba
  6. natch
  7. natch-bone
  8. natch-bones
  9. natcherly
  10. natches
  11. Natchez

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