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gonch en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From gitch, a variation of gotch, from Ukrainian га́чі (háči), ґа́чі pl (gáči).

Meanings

1. (qualifier: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
   • He was standing in his gonch with his big belly hanging over. 1996, Richard Van Camp, The Lesser Blessed, Douglas & McIntyre, published 1996, →ISBN:
   • “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.” 2012, Savanna Fox, The Dirty Girls Book Club, Berkley, published 2012, →ISBN:
   • He rented a room in his old neighbourhood and relaxed in his gonch. 2005, Robert Arthur Strandquist, A Small Dog Barking: Stories, Anvil Press, published 2005, →ISBN, page 29:

Forms

Deriveds

gonch pull