natch
[nach]
- of course; naturally.
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Origin of natch
shortening and respelling of naturally
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Contemporary Examples
Solange called Bey her “favorite person in the world,” natch.
10 Things You Didn't Know About Solange, the Woman at the Center of the Jay Z SlapfestKevin Fallon
May 13, 2014
Kate wore one of her trusty stand-bys, a full-length LK Bennet coat, in red, natch, and demure black heels.
Immediately, Republican senators (all of them white, natch) jumped all over the guy.
Trying to recreate the dance after dinner proves to be an excellent way to burn off that extra slice of pumpkin pie, natch.
It's hard to be really precise because Romney's plan is (natch) too vague, but the basic idea is this.
Historical Examples
"I just natch'ally can't help harpooning him," confessed the skipper.
Blow The Man DownHolman Day
When the natch was over, he strode hurriedly from the palace.
Lachmi Bai Rani of JhansiMichael White
I made a carbon, natch, so your ditching of the original comes to naught.
The SlizzersJerome Bixby
Everybody had been a hero, natch, and they were all very unbashful about admitting it.
Four-Day PlanetHenry Beam Piper
Ef I ax fer er million er money, hit 'u'd be 'cause I'd natch'ly want ter quit work, an' dat's erg'in' his law.
Standard SelectionsVarious
natch
- informal short for naturally (def. 3)
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Word Origin and History for natch
colloquial shortening of naturally, jive talk, first recorded 1945.
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