natch
1
9.9
- interjection
- /nætʃ/
- Slang
:
natch
- If she thinks he will change, that's naive, natch.
Examples
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Oh, sure, natch, no problem.
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'Natch, they're gourmets.
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Which is to say, 'natch, on two different occasions.
Blog text (11) -
Natch, let me know if you get any further suspicious stuff from my account.
Blog text (10) -
My walker trembled; although, natch, I walked steady as mountains.
Fiction book (1996) -
(Piter has probably been here before, natch—but I haven't!)
Blog text (26) -
"Chick pounded Buster on the back, and Pink slapped me on the knee and said, "Natch." If you would be willing to take some instructions from me as your p62 manager and train the way I tell you, I think you can make it as a boxer." Toney sat back looking important.
Fiction book (1990) -
Of course, I forgot my wallet, natch.
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He always arrives late to parties, natch.
Synonyms
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8.1
Shows that something is clear in a joking or sarcastic way
How Obvious
Surface Forms
Etymology
The exclamation natch comes from the same short form of natural, so it works like a fast 'of course' when you answer or agree. That's why people say natch to show something was expected.