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Derived from the Goth and Otaku specimen.

Otaku Genus and Gothic genus traits are both shown.

Lifestyle; one does not need to portray physical traits of either a Goth or Otaku, but rather the behavior and customs of both original cultures.

Singular: Gothaku
Plural: Gothakus
Hoard; massive clique: Gothakie
Look at that new species of gothaku! They seem to be portraying both the traits of a goth and an otaku!
Gothaku by Emily S ( Finked ) March 5, 2011
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gotcha day 

"Gotcha Day" is a term used for kids that are adopted into new homes. Once a child leaves the foster care system and gets placed with their potential adoptive family, they celebrate that day. It's the move in day for the child.
Today we celebrated my sisters 4th "Gotcha Day."
gotcha day by Lee.air.uh March 8, 2017

Lego Batman 3 Beyond Gotham

i love batman games but this one this one in particular IS NOT GOOD Basically in some levels your not even batman this game should be called Lego Justice league like common. it dose have more characters better graphics but that's every game this shouldn't be a Lego Batman Game (DLC's good tho).
Bro1: bro wanna play Lego Batman 3 Beyond Gotham.
Bro2: No Bro i don't want to play any more stupid Lego Games.
I understand what you've communicated
Friend A: Please don't do that again bro'

Friend G: Gotcha
gotcha by marytoons October 18, 2010

Gotcha question 

Any question that former Vice-Presidential nominee Sarah Palin is too stupid to answer.
Gotcha questions asked by interviewers Charlie Gibson and Katie Couric:

Charles Gibson: "Do you agree with the Bush Doctrine?"

Sarah Palin: "In what respect Charlie?"

Charles Gibson: "What do you interpret it to be?"

Sarah Palin: "His world view."

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Katie Couric: "When it comes to establishing your world view, I was curious, what newspapers and magazines did you regularly read...?"

Sarah Palin: "I've read most of them again with a great appreciation for the press..."

Katie Couric: "But what ones specifically? I'm curious."

Sarah Palin: "Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these years."

Katie Couric: "Can you name any of them?"

Sarah Palin: "{Long speech about how Alaska isn't a foreign country}"... no shit.
Gotcha question by emgs93 August 3, 2010

Gotham city 

The urban town patrolled by the dark knight Batman.
Gotham City is Batman's home.
Gotham city by DanMat6288 May 26, 2005
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murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

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Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
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