different between gtg vs gotta

English

Phrase

gtg

1. (Internet) Initialism of good to go.
2. (Internet slang) Initialism of got to go (as a form of farewell).

See also

• brb

Noun

gtg (plural gtgs)

1. (Internet) Abbreviation of get-together.

English

Alternative forms

• gotsta

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /???t?/, [?????]
• (UK) IPA^(key): /???t?/, [?????]
• (Boston, New England) IPA^(key): /???t?/, /???t?/

Contraction

gotta

1. (informal, colloquial) Contraction of have got to (“have to; must”).

   I gotta learn this for my exam.

2. (informal, colloquial) Contraction of got a.
   • 2009, The Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling

     I gotta feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:gotta.

See also

• to (particle)
• gotcha
• gtg
• hafta
• got-to

Anagrams

• got at

Finnish

Noun

gotta

1. Abessive singular form of go.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin gutta.

Noun

gotta f (plural gotte)

1. gout

Derived terms

• ingottito

Verb

gotta

1. third-person singular present indicative of gottare
2. second-person singular imperative of gottare

Anagrams

• gatto

Portuguese

Noun

gotta f (plural gottas)

1. Obsolete spelling of gota

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun) gutta
• (Sursilvan) guota
• (Sutsilvan) guta
• (Puter, Vallader) guotta
• (Puter) aguotta

Etymology

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Noun

gotta f (plural gottas)

1. (carpentry, Surmiran) nail