English
Etymology
From Ukrainian gatky / gatsi
Alternative spellings
gotch, ginch, gitch, gonchies, gotchies, ginchies, gitchies
Noun
en-noun|gonch
- Canadian English men's brief-style underwear
#: Make sure you do laundry tonight, I'm going to need some clean gonch in the morning
Usage notes
Used in British Columbia and Alberta. Gitch and gotch are variants heard mostly in Saskatchwan. It is also acceptable to append 'ies' to any of these variants, especially when referring to the underwear of male children. 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.
Category:Ukrainian derivations
ru:gonch
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