(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''
Gonch means: Men's brief-style underwear.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(Canada, slang) underpants.
Canadian slang for underpants or underwear, used with the same breezy informality as 'gotchies' or 'gitch'. The word is particularly associated with Western Canada and has a warm, nostalgic quality — the kind of word you heard at home as a kid, not in polite company. Whether you're complaining about your waistband or losing your gonchies in a dare, the word never fails to bring a note of absurd humour to the conversation.
(Saskatchewan, Manitoba, slang) Men's underwear.
(Canada, slang) underpants.
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Men's brief-style underwear.
Gonch means: Men's brief-style underwear.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
gonch means: Men's brief-style underwear.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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