gonch
English
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editEtymology
editFrom gitch, a variation of gotch, from Ukrainian га́чі (háči), ґа́чі pl (gáči).
Pronunciation
editAudio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒntʃ
Noun
editgonch
- (Alberta and British Columbia, slang) Men's brief-style underwear.
- I better do laundry tonight, I'm going to need some clean gonch in the morning
Usage notes
editUsed in British Columbia and Alberta. Gitch and gotch are variants heard east of Alberta. It is also acceptable to append -ies to any of these variants as a diminutive (like Johnny versus John), especially when referring to the underwear of male children. Gonch is both the singular and plural form: I had a pair of gonch in hand. The rest of my gonch were in the drawer The term is becoming more widespread in use as a result of the rise in popularity of Vancouver-based undergarment company GinchGonch. A gotch-pull or gonch-pull is another name for a wedgie. The term is also used in compound words. Long-gonch is another term for long, winter men's underwear. A gonch-rotter is a release of virulent flatulence, implying that the virulence destroys the underwear.
References
edit- “gaunch", "gonch", "gotch", "gotchies", "ginch", "gitch” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Barber, Katherine. "11 Favourite Regionalisms Within Canada", in David Wallechinsky and Amy Wallace (2005). The Book of Lists, Canadian Edition. Knopf. →ISBN.
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