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Wikidiffcom vs Gotcha - What's the difference?

wikidiffcom | gotcha |

Wikidiffcom is likely misspelled.


Wikidiffcom has no English definition.

As a contraction gotcha is

got you; have you; as in capture or apprehend.

As a noun gotcha is

a potential problem or source of trouble.

wikidiffcom

Not English

Wikidiffcom has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

gotcha

English

Alternative forms

* gotchya

Etymology 1

Written form of a of got you .

Contraction

(en-cont)
  • (colloquial) Got you; have you; as in capture or apprehend.
  • I gotcha now, ya little twerp.
  • (colloquial) Understand; comprehend.
  • Yeah, I gotcha . Good thinkin'!
  • (colloquial) Got you covered, got your back; when you have an advantage or responsibility over someone.
  • Gotcha! Go on in...
  • (colloquial) Got you back; as in after causing some form of retaliation or revenge against someone.
  • Gotcha! And don't ever do that to me again.
  • (colloquial) Got you by surprise; Exclamation indicating a successful trick or prank.
  • Gotcha! They never notice the whoopie cushion!
  • (colloquial) Got you by surprise; as in engineering or computer programming; typically an unintended consequence or problem caused by a small variation in areas such as command syntax, function definition, results application.
  • Derived terms
    * gotcha keyword

    Etymology 2

    Direct acquisition of gotcha , the contraction of got you .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial) A potential problem or source of trouble.
  • Review the work thoroughly and make sure there are no gotchas .
  • (colloquial) An instance of publicly tricking someone or exposing them to ridicule, especially by means of an elaborate deception.
  • They change the number at random intervals and if you miss a sign, bingo - gotcha ! http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/gotcha
  • (colloquial) An instance of accomplishing a tricky idea or overcoming a difficult obstacle.
  • Now here's another few gotcha s that you can do to implement it.
    Derived terms
    * game of gotcha

    See also

    * gotta * letcha * letchya

    References

    English predicates