getcha

English

Alternative forms

• getchya
• gitcha

Etymology

Written form of a reduction of get you.

get +‎ -cha

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪt͡ʃə/, /ˈɡɛt͡ʃə/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɪtʃə, -ɛtʃə

Contraction

getcha

1. (colloquial) Contraction of get you.

   Look out, or Daddy's gonna getcha!

   We all go through that. Don't let it getcha down.

2. (colloquial) Understand; comprehend.

   Yeah, I getcha, smarty pants.

3. (colloquial) Contraction of get your.

   Getcha butt over here!

Synonyms

• (understand): gotcha, gotchya
• (contraction of "get your"): getcho

Related terms

• gotcha

See also

• gotta
• letcha
• letchya