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Gotch vs Gonch - What's the difference?

gotch | gonch | Derived terms |

Gonch is a synonym of gotch.

Gonch is a derived term of gotch.

Gonch is a alternative form of gotch.



As nouns the difference between gotch and gonch

is that gotch is men's underwear while gonch is men's brief-style underwear.

gotch

English

(Undergarment)

Noun

(-)
  • (Saskatchewan, and, Manitoba, slang) Men's underwear.
  • * 1998 , Steven Erikson, This River Awakens , Tor (2013), ISBN 9780765334992, unnumbered page:
    • I stopped beside Carl. 'Go ahead,' I told him. 'Pull his gotch right up over his fucking head.'
  • * 2009 , Milton Ramsden, Northward to Love , Trafford Publishing (2009), ISBN 9781425190262, page 56:
    • Hilly howled as he lit the lamp and dove toward us clad in only his gotch .
  • * 2013 , D. W. Wilson, Ballistics , Hamish Hamilton (2013), ISBN 9780670065752, unnumbered page:
    • So I was off atop a mountain, a day out of town and soaked through the gotch , when Jack spotted the American car.
  • *

    • Derived terms

    * gitch * gaunch, gonch, ginch (qualifier) * gotchies, gitchies, gonchies (diminutive)

    References

    * * Barber, Katherine. " 11 Favourite Regionalisms Within Canada", in David Vallechinsky and Amy Wallace (2005). The Book of Lists , Canadian Edition. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-676-97720-2.

    gonch

    English

    (Undergarment)

    Alternative forms

    * gotch, ginch, gitch, gonchies, gotchies, ginchies, gitchies

    Noun

    (gonch)
  • (Alberta, and, British Columbia, slang) Men's brief-style underwear.
    • Make sure you do laundry tonight, I'm going to need some clean gonch in the morning
  • * 1996 , Richard Van Camp, The Lesser Blessed , Douglas & McIntyre (1996), ISBN 1550545256, unnumbered page:
    • He was standing in his gonch with his big belly hanging over.
  • * 2005 , Robert Arthur Strandquist, A Small Dog Barking: Stories , Anvil Press (2005), ISBN 9781895636697, page 29:
    • He rented a room in his old neighbourhood and relaxed in his gonch .
  • * 2012 , Savanna Fox, The Dirty Girls Book Club , Berkley (2012), ISBN 9781101611364, unnumbered page:
    • “So long as the ad's masculine and not too arty. Arty works for metrosexuals and gays, but not guys who think of themselves as 'real men.' Maybe have him in his gonch doing stuff like sharpening his skate blades.”

    Usage notes

    Used in British Columbia and Alberta. (term) and (gotch) are variants heard east of Alberta. 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).

    References

    * * Barber, Katherine. " 11 Favourite Regionalisms Within Canada", in David Wallechinsky and Amy Wallace (2005). The Book of Lists , Canadian Edition. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-676-97720-2.