hotcha

[hah-chah, -chuh]

interjection

Older Slang.

1. (used as an expression of approval or delight, now often used facetiously.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of hotcha¹

First recorded in 1930–35; of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Don't you want Mama Melania to dip her beak into Chinese business with her line of hotcha women's wear?

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Fitzgerald, he wrote, “obviously confused the blues and jazz with razzmatazz, hotcha, and hot diggity dog.”

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Its bright shows included hotcha acts from British music halls, such U.S. soap operas as Stella Dallas.

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The show at times is a bit fancy, at others a bit cute; and the Iliad yields less rewarding home-town stuff than the Odyssey does hotcha.

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The Jubilee Singers, now 100% male, have never sung hotcha, keep their spirituals pure and dignified.

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