gonch

== English == === Alternative forms === gotch, ginch, gitch, gonchies, gotchies, ginchies, gitchies === Etymology === From gitch, a variation of gotch, from Ukrainian га́чі (háči), ґа́чі pl (gáči). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɒntʃ === Noun === gonch (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 ==== Usage notes ==== Used in British Columbia and Alberta. Gitch and gotch are variants heard east of Alberta. It is also acceptable to append -ies to any of these variants as a diminutive (like Johnny versus John), especially when referring to the underwear of male children. Gonch is both the singular and plural form: I had a pair of gonch in hand. The rest of my gonch were in the drawer 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. The term is also used in compound words. Long-gonch is another term for long, winter men's underwear. A gonch-rotter is a release of virulent flatulence, implying that the virulence destroys the underwear. === References === Katherine Barber, editor (1998), “gaunch", "gonch", "gotch", "gotchies", "ginch", "gitch”, in The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. Barber, Katherine. "11 Favourite Regionalisms Within Canada", in David Wallechinsky and Amy Wallace (2005). The Book of Lists, Canadian Edition. Knopf. →ISBN. === Anagrams === Chong