gotcha

Meanings

1. Pronunciation spelling of got you.

1. I have got you covered, I've got your back (said by a speaker who has an advantage or responsibility over someone).
2. I caught you (as when successfully bringing someone to reckoning or effecting some form of retribution).
3. I got you by surprise (indicating a successful trick or prank).
4. I understand you or what you said.

1. A potential problem or source of trouble.
2. A feature of a system or a program that works in the way it is documented but is counter-intuitive and almost invites mistake or non-function.
3. An instance of publicly tricking someone or exposing them to ridicule, especially by means of an elaborate deception.
4. An attempt to disprove or refute someone's argument, usually (but not necessarily) in a deceptive or disingenuous way.
5. An instance of accomplishing a tricky idea or overcoming a difficult obstacle.

Etymology

From got + -cha.