gotcha
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Synonyms
booby trap, catch, catch-22, gimmick, hitch, joker, land mine, pitfall, snag
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The gotcha -- if it can be called such -- involves getting users to post a legalistic and bizarrely syntaxed copypasta that purports to prevent the tech giant from using one's content. — Tom Benning, Dallas News, "Rick Perry falls for social media hoax, then razzes himself by jokingly giving up rights to his dachshund Instas," 22 Aug. 2019 Carefully paced and totally harrowing, this one’s for fans of the slow burn who also pray to the horror gods for a gotcha from a demon. — New York Times, "Summer Chills: A Horror Fan’s Guide to What to Watch Right Now," 15 Aug. 2019 These include the Latina Lesbians series, portraits paired with handwritten personal statements of strength and dignity, the best of which has the gotcha air of a Virginia Slims ad from the era. — Lori Waxman, chicagotribune.com, "A Laura Aguilar retrospective gives turns an eye to her beautiful views of people outside the mainstream," 22 July 2019 But the biggest gotcha might be a small detail that's been overlooked by many consumers eager to bank an extra $125: The pool of money to fund the payments is topped at $31 million. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, "That $125 payment from Equifax? You shouldn't count on it," 31 July 2019 In a movie world of bantamweight scares, designed primarily to get you to the next gotcha, writer-director Ari Aster is an outlier. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, "‘Midsommar’ review: ‘Hereditary’ director follows up with a scary vacation trip," 25 June 2019 And, of course, accusations supply endless gotcha moments to generate clicks and feed social media. — Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, "Race, History, and Memories of a Virginia Girlhood," 18 July 2019 This new wireless-data offering comes with a few gotchas. — Julio Ojeda-zapata, Twin Cities, "Broadband on the go: Verizon turns on speedy 5G service in parts of St. Paul," 18 July 2019 Greece gotcha: The Sea Turtles hacking group breached Greece's top level domain registrar. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, "In Apple We Trust—Cyber Saturday," 13 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gotcha.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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