Sharing bits of Canada 'eh🇨🇦Feb 27

🇨🇦 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' (ґатки), 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

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gitch

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@Canadian_Eh

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 ... 😀

Feb 28 at 6:21amWeb