Ginch
Origin 1
Variation of gotch, from Ukrainian ґатки (gátky).
Full definition of ginch
Noun
ginch
(uncountable)- (Canada, Alberta and British Columbia, slang) Underwear, especially men's briefs.
- 2000, John Farrow, City of Ice, HarperCollins (2000), ISBN 0006481051, page 71:She stowed the ginch she had just received as a gift in the dresser out of harm's way.
- 2012, Kim Firmston, Hook Up, James Lorimer & Company Ltd. (2012), ISBN 9781459400306, page 25:Grabbing clean pants and ginch, I get re-dressed.
- 2012, Sandi Bezanson-Chan, "Summer Jobs Series: Learning to handle 'ginch' in the hotel laundry", National Post, 14 July 2012:I got the hang of it after about 20 or 30 sheets and was settling into the routine when, reaching into the trolley, I was horrified to spy a pair of men’s Jockey underpants in amongst the sheets. I stopped cold and let out a shriek (remember, I was 14). Shirley calmly looked into the trolley and said, “Oh for Christ’s sake – it’s just a pair of ginch!â€
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