๐จ๐ฆ Canadian Word of the Day: Gitch/Ginch
Primarily heard in Western Canada, 'gitch,' 'ginch,' or 'gotchies' are slang for underwear. This quirky term is thought to have Ukrainian roots, derived from the word 'gatky' (าะฐัะบะธ), which means pants or briefs. Its adoption into prairie slang is a direct result of the linguistic influence of Ukrainian immigration on regional Canadian English. #Canada #CanadianSlang #WordOfTheDay #Prairies
Can confirm. 'Gotch' as I was growing up in the '70's. Central Ontario...
@Canadian_Eh Grew up in the Hamilton area, and this term was fairly common in my youth.
I haven't heard in the wild in quite a while, though.
@Canadian_Eh I don't exactly remember the last time I heard it.
Most of my memories of the word are from high school. Might have heard it when I was in university.
It's been a long time since I graduated from those. As an adult, I guess I don't talk to other adults about those sorts of things. My kids would just say it was 'cringe', and then they'd tell me I'm using 'cringe' wrong.
I've only ever heard people in the military call em that....
Where they appear to mostly refer to y-fronts
Was originally a southern Ontario kid, but I don't remember much from back then. My family moved to the prairies when I was 11, and I knew people in school who used the terms "gitch" or "gotch". It wasn't super-common, and the kids using the term were from the dull end of the scale ... ๐
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