gotcha

[goch-uh]

interjection

1. Informal.,  got you (used to indicate comprehension, to exultingly point out a blunder, etc.).

Word History and Origins

Origin of gotcha¹

A phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of got you in continuous rapid speech

Example Sentences

It often is wielded as a kind of roving “gotcha” narrative, in which we the public are encouraged to wait with bated breath for the drip-drip-drip revelation of the next big name to be outed as having been connected to Epstein and the one after that—Elon Musk!

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It’s only when Hansen starts speaking for victims that Osit reveals his own traumatic history, an exchange that might come off as a gotcha, but I think is more complicated than that.

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There are more fruitful approaches to conversation than merely trying to best someone in an argument by deploying buzzwords or “gotcha!” moments.

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"Political violence like this affects all of us, it doesn't just affect the people that you disagree with," said Tilly Middlehurst, a University of Cambridge student whose 'gotcha' moment during a debate with Kirk in May went viral.

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Vance lashed out at the senators on X, saying they were trying to “‘gotcha’ Bobby Kennedy.”

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Related Words

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