by John R. Carter, Sr. June 11, 2005
a reply of acknowledgement, a verbal abbreviation of "I got you", which is derived from "I got what you're saying".
me: "I'm staying in tonight."
her: "why? you not feeling well?"
me: "nope. I'm cuffed."
her: "gotcha. oh well don't worry about it. I got cash. I'll be there in 5, see you soon."
me: "sweet."
her: "why? you not feeling well?"
me: "nope. I'm cuffed."
her: "gotcha. oh well don't worry about it. I got cash. I'll be there in 5, see you soon."
me: "sweet."
by hipster January 18, 2005
a slang version relaxed pronunciation of got you or I've got you, usually referring to an unexpected capture or discovery of another person.
by Bendek January 04, 2012
Explicative shouted after screwing someone over big time, but the fact that you said "gotcha" makes it all OK.
Sue - "They towed my car! Unbelievable! I saw you put the money into the parking meter though"
Jack - "Actually I just pretended to put money in, I pocketed it instead"
Sue - "Jack! Thats a $90 fee! You idiot!"
Jack - "Gotcha!"
Sue - "Haha! Oh Jack..."
Jack - "Actually I just pretended to put money in, I pocketed it instead"
Sue - "Jack! Thats a $90 fee! You idiot!"
Jack - "Gotcha!"
Sue - "Haha! Oh Jack..."
by Devin Hush November 10, 2007
A common gotcha is forgetting to push in the fuel cutoff.
A common gotcha is to rely on the computer and not check its output.
A common gotcha is to rely on the computer and not check its output.
by Hans A. November 16, 2015