Definition of gotcha in English:

gotcha

(also gotcher)

exclamation ˈɡɒtʃəˈɡɑtʃə

informal

I have got you (used to express satisfaction at having captured or defeated someone or uncovered their faults).
我逮着你了（用来表示抓住、打败某人或发现某人缺点时的满足感）
Example sentencesExamples
- I found myself chuckling, as if she had just said something funny, or as if a friend we hadn't seen in a long time had just played a silly joke on us, ha ha, gotcha.
- So you want the ultimate gag gift, the perfect way to say, ‘ha ha, gotcha, sucker!’
- ‘Okay - gotcha, twenty four,’ said Ron, repeating the hand signal to the lady to much all round nodding.
- They change the number at random intervals and if you miss a sign, bingo - gotcha!
- A couple of death penalty opponents framing an innocent person just so they can say ‘Aha, gotcha!’

noun ˈɡɒtʃəˈɡɑtʃə

North American informal

1An instance of catching someone out or exposing them to ridicule.
Example sentencesExamples
- A depressing trend in cinema of late has been the gotcha!
- Most of the gotchas are related to the geography and to the cultural difference…
- So maybe he feels like the more he comes out there, it's just a game of gotcha, and they're just going to find something he says anyway.
- My point isn't the usual hypocrisy gotcha, though that's certainly worth pointing out.
- Some of the commenters responding to Ann think the test is a typical bunch of manipulative rhetorical gotchas from people who think they know better.
- It's an insidious game of gotcha that attempts to destroy the private lives of celebrities.
- But more importantly, traditional TV gotchas are the reverse of this.
- But the scheduling of the vote is also a way of Republican Party leaders playing gotcha with Democrats, forcing them to go on the record in time for the fall campaign.
- I thought there was a lack of zingers and, you know, the kind of gotchas that's sometimes characterize these debates.
- And television, devoted to keeping the race close so viewers would keep watching, cunningly deployed a series of gotchas meant to drive down the numbers of whichever guy seemed to be gaining.
- Stand provides a detailed rebuttal of the various claims (same url as before), but there are a couple of gotchas that particularly interest us.
- The chorus of gotchas and the echoes of laughter I hear this morning are making my head hurt.
- If so, it will disappoint a lot of people because I think lay persons tend to look at that as kind of piling on - kind of a game of gotcha.
- ‘This is not a game of gotcha,’ the senator said.
- It's hard to say it's deliberate, but they're undefined, and you can't do that game of gotcha, saying, ah-ha, in 1986 you voted for such and such.
- Certainly Dionne, preoccupied as he is with his game of gotcha, makes no effort to refute it.
- They're silly little gotchas, many of which don't even make any sense.
2A sudden unforeseen problem.
Example sentencesExamples
- Not entirely different, but definitely with its own gotchas - even though most organizations already have a network infrastructure in place.
- Most of it is common sense but there are a few little gotchas we'll help you steer clear of as well.
- You know - just for once, we would like to see a straightforward, no-spin, no hidden gotchas, direct thing happen in this country.
- We did uncover a couple of minor gotchas, however.
- But I've been playing with a new product that makes a stab at fixing some of these gotchas.
- After I finally got the install done on my laptop, I responded in e-mail with a list of bugs, gotchas, etc., but did not get a reply.
- Businesses are rushing to adopt this technology, but as with most new technologies, there are several security-related gotchas.
- Nothing fancy, just an understanding of mean and median, how to read a chart, gotchas to look out for, and so forth.
- There were a number of other gotchas: the Calendar would go into fits of blinking, and fail to synchronise entries correctly.
- There are, however, a few gotchas associated with the version upgrades.
- There are still a few gotchas which every business segment will have to deal with when it comes to using Linux on the desktop.
- You'll probably run into a few gotchas while figuring it out (took me better part of a day), despite the help files on the Blast page.
- On that note, there are a few gotchas worth mentioning.
- And there are remedies for all the interval gotchas mentioned above - or at least strategies for coping with them.
- There are downsides, including lack of POP3 and HTML support, along with a few other gotchas.
- A bit like an aircraft crash - when all the gotchas get in line you get catastrophe and everyone wonders how it could have happened.
- As always with new products, it's well worth scanning the installation guides for gotchas and getchas.

Origin

1930s: representing a pronunciation.

Rhymes

botcher, top-notcher, watcher, wotcha

Definition of gotcha in US English:

gotcha

exclamationˈɡäCHəˈɡɑtʃə

informal

I have got you (used to express satisfaction at having captured or defeated someone or uncovered their faults).
我逮着你了（用来表示抓住、打败某人或发现某人缺点时的满足感）
Example sentencesExamples
- A couple of death penalty opponents framing an innocent person just so they can say ‘Aha, gotcha!’
- So you want the ultimate gag gift, the perfect way to say, ‘ha ha, gotcha, sucker!’
- I found myself chuckling, as if she had just said something funny, or as if a friend we hadn't seen in a long time had just played a silly joke on us, ha ha, gotcha.
- ‘Okay - gotcha, twenty four,’ said Ron, repeating the hand signal to the lady to much all round nodding.
- They change the number at random intervals and if you miss a sign, bingo - gotcha!

nounˈɡäCHəˈɡɑtʃə

North American informal

An instance of publicly tricking someone or exposing them to ridicule, especially by means of an elaborate deception.
（尤指通过精心设计对某人的）公开欺骗；嘲笑
Example sentencesExamples
- A depressing trend in cinema of late has been the gotcha!
- Some of the commenters responding to Ann think the test is a typical bunch of manipulative rhetorical gotchas from people who think they know better.
- But more importantly, traditional TV gotchas are the reverse of this.
- Most of the gotchas are related to the geography and to the cultural difference…
- So maybe he feels like the more he comes out there, it's just a game of gotcha, and they're just going to find something he says anyway.
- It's an insidious game of gotcha that attempts to destroy the private lives of celebrities.
- But the scheduling of the vote is also a way of Republican Party leaders playing gotcha with Democrats, forcing them to go on the record in time for the fall campaign.
- And television, devoted to keeping the race close so viewers would keep watching, cunningly deployed a series of gotchas meant to drive down the numbers of whichever guy seemed to be gaining.
- If so, it will disappoint a lot of people because I think lay persons tend to look at that as kind of piling on - kind of a game of gotcha.
- Certainly Dionne, preoccupied as he is with his game of gotcha, makes no effort to refute it.
- They're silly little gotchas, many of which don't even make any sense.
- I thought there was a lack of zingers and, you know, the kind of gotchas that's sometimes characterize these debates.
- The chorus of gotchas and the echoes of laughter I hear this morning are making my head hurt.
- Stand provides a detailed rebuttal of the various claims (same url as before), but there are a couple of gotchas that particularly interest us.
- It's hard to say it's deliberate, but they're undefined, and you can't do that game of gotcha, saying, ah-ha, in 1986 you voted for such and such.
- My point isn't the usual hypocrisy gotcha, though that's certainly worth pointing out.
- ‘This is not a game of gotcha,’ the senator said.

Origin

1930s: representing a pronunciation.

单词	gotcha
释义	Definition of gotcha in English: gotcha (also gotcher) exclamation ˈɡɒtʃəˈɡɑtʃə informal I have got you (used to express satisfaction at having captured or defeated someone or uncovered their faults). 我逮着你了（用来表示抓住、打败某人或发现某人缺点时的满足感） Example sentencesExamples I found myself chuckling, as if she had just said something funny, or as if a friend we hadn't seen in a long time had just played a silly joke on us, ha ha, gotcha. So you want the ultimate gag gift, the perfect way to say, ‘ha ha, gotcha, sucker!’ ‘Okay - gotcha, twenty four,’ said Ron, repeating the hand signal to the lady to much all round nodding. They change the number at random intervals and if you miss a sign, bingo - gotcha! A couple of death penalty opponents framing an innocent person just so they can say ‘Aha, gotcha!’ noun ˈɡɒtʃəˈɡɑtʃə North American informal 1An instance of catching someone out or exposing them to ridicule. Example sentencesExamples A depressing trend in cinema of late has been the gotcha! Most of the gotchas are related to the geography and to the cultural difference… So maybe he feels like the more he comes out there, it's just a game of gotcha, and they're just going to find something he says anyway. My point isn't the usual hypocrisy gotcha, though that's certainly worth pointing out. Some of the commenters responding to Ann think the test is a typical bunch of manipulative rhetorical gotchas from people who think they know better. It's an insidious game of gotcha that attempts to destroy the private lives of celebrities. But more importantly, traditional TV gotchas are the reverse of this. But the scheduling of the vote is also a way of Republican Party leaders playing gotcha with Democrats, forcing them to go on the record in time for the fall campaign. I thought there was a lack of zingers and, you know, the kind of gotchas that's sometimes characterize these debates. And television, devoted to keeping the race close so viewers would keep watching, cunningly deployed a series of gotchas meant to drive down the numbers of whichever guy seemed to be gaining. Stand provides a detailed rebuttal of the various claims (same url as before), but there are a couple of gotchas that particularly interest us. The chorus of gotchas and the echoes of laughter I hear this morning are making my head hurt. If so, it will disappoint a lot of people because I think lay persons tend to look at that as kind of piling on - kind of a game of gotcha. ‘This is not a game of gotcha,’ the senator said. It's hard to say it's deliberate, but they're undefined, and you can't do that game of gotcha, saying, ah-ha, in 1986 you voted for such and such. Certainly Dionne, preoccupied as he is with his game of gotcha, makes no effort to refute it. They're silly little gotchas, many of which don't even make any sense. 2A sudden unforeseen problem. Example sentencesExamples Not entirely different, but definitely with its own gotchas - even though most organizations already have a network infrastructure in place. Most of it is common sense but there are a few little gotchas we'll help you steer clear of as well. You know - just for once, we would like to see a straightforward, no-spin, no hidden gotchas, direct thing happen in this country. We did uncover a couple of minor gotchas, however. But I've been playing with a new product that makes a stab at fixing some of these gotchas. After I finally got the install done on my laptop, I responded in e-mail with a list of bugs, gotchas, etc., but did not get a reply. Businesses are rushing to adopt this technology, but as with most new technologies, there are several security-related gotchas. Nothing fancy, just an understanding of mean and median, how to read a chart, gotchas to look out for, and so forth. There were a number of other gotchas: the Calendar would go into fits of blinking, and fail to synchronise entries correctly. There are, however, a few gotchas associated with the version upgrades. There are still a few gotchas which every business segment will have to deal with when it comes to using Linux on the desktop. You'll probably run into a few gotchas while figuring it out (took me better part of a day), despite the help files on the Blast page. On that note, there are a few gotchas worth mentioning. And there are remedies for all the interval gotchas mentioned above - or at least strategies for coping with them. There are downsides, including lack of POP3 and HTML support, along with a few other gotchas. A bit like an aircraft crash - when all the gotchas get in line you get catastrophe and everyone wonders how it could have happened. As always with new products, it's well worth scanning the installation guides for gotchas and getchas. Origin 1930s: representing a pronunciation. Rhymes botcher, top-notcher, watcher, wotcha Definition of gotcha in US English: gotcha exclamationˈɡäCHəˈɡɑtʃə informal I have got you (used to express satisfaction at having captured or defeated someone or uncovered their faults). 我逮着你了（用来表示抓住、打败某人或发现某人缺点时的满足感） Example sentencesExamples A couple of death penalty opponents framing an innocent person just so they can say ‘Aha, gotcha!’ So you want the ultimate gag gift, the perfect way to say, ‘ha ha, gotcha, sucker!’ I found myself chuckling, as if she had just said something funny, or as if a friend we hadn't seen in a long time had just played a silly joke on us, ha ha, gotcha. ‘Okay - gotcha, twenty four,’ said Ron, repeating the hand signal to the lady to much all round nodding. They change the number at random intervals and if you miss a sign, bingo - gotcha! nounˈɡäCHəˈɡɑtʃə North American informal An instance of publicly tricking someone or exposing them to ridicule, especially by means of an elaborate deception. （尤指通过精心设计对某人的）公开欺骗；嘲笑 Example sentencesExamples A depressing trend in cinema of late has been the gotcha! Some of the commenters responding to Ann think the test is a typical bunch of manipulative rhetorical gotchas from people who think they know better. But more importantly, traditional TV gotchas are the reverse of this. Most of the gotchas are related to the geography and to the cultural difference… So maybe he feels like the more he comes out there, it's just a game of gotcha, and they're just going to find something he says anyway. It's an insidious game of gotcha that attempts to destroy the private lives of celebrities. But the scheduling of the vote is also a way of Republican Party leaders playing gotcha with Democrats, forcing them to go on the record in time for the fall campaign. And television, devoted to keeping the race close so viewers would keep watching, cunningly deployed a series of gotchas meant to drive down the numbers of whichever guy seemed to be gaining. If so, it will disappoint a lot of people because I think lay persons tend to look at that as kind of piling on - kind of a game of gotcha. Certainly Dionne, preoccupied as he is with his game of gotcha, makes no effort to refute it. They're silly little gotchas, many of which don't even make any sense. I thought there was a lack of zingers and, you know, the kind of gotchas that's sometimes characterize these debates. The chorus of gotchas and the echoes of laughter I hear this morning are making my head hurt. Stand provides a detailed rebuttal of the various claims (same url as before), but there are a couple of gotchas that particularly interest us. It's hard to say it's deliberate, but they're undefined, and you can't do that game of gotcha, saying, ah-ha, in 1986 you voted for such and such. My point isn't the usual hypocrisy gotcha, though that's certainly worth pointing out. ‘This is not a game of gotcha,’ the senator said. Origin 1930s: representing a pronunciation.
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