A classic Cockney exclamation meaning 'get out of here!' or 'go away!' — used to express disbelief, mock dismissal, or genuine annoyance. 'Gertcha' is pure working-class London dialect, the kind of word that sounds exactly like the emotion behind it. It became widely recognizable in the 1970s through UK pop culture, including a novelty hit by Chas & Dave.
Gertcha — you're telling me you've never had pie and mash? Pull the other one.
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(Cockney, slang) Get you gone! Go away!.
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(Cockney, slang) Get out of here! No way!.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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