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gotta  phr.  Got to; have to; must; as, I gotta leave now. (colloq., phonetic spelling) Note: Phonetic transcriptions of rapid colloquial speech are sometimes used in place of the grammatically proper spelling in order to provide a flavor of the original spirit of a spoken dialogue. See also the related entries for gonna, wanna, and wannabe.






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"Gotta" Quotes from Famous Books



... to set home and make the best of it. Or take what's left." She turned her head slowly to where Nap Ballou stood over a table at the far end of the room. She laughed a grim, unlovely little laugh. "I guess when you can't go after what you want, like Angie, why you gotta take second choice." ...
— One Basket • Edna Ferber

... one evening. "We used to think you wasn't human exactly." He laughed heartily. "Gotta get acquainted ...
— The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story • Various

... Meltzer. I—I got to charge it to Dee Dee, and, anyways, she gets mad like anything if I keep her waiting. I gotta go. ...
— Humoresque - A Laugh On Life With A Tear Behind It • Fannie Hurst

... in the kitchen yonder, dressing f'r to take a little walk. I gotta get his coat and vest. And what are ...
— In Secret • Robert W. Chambers

... home with the wimmin folks, Luck," he bawled unabashed. "Night air's bad fer 'im, and the trail ain't goin' to be smooth goin',—not if we gotta ride our ...
— The Heritage of the Sioux • B.M. Bower

... now, suh. Lemme be alone." His voice was a faint whisper. "I gotta die by myself. Man ...
— Collectivum • Mike Lewis

... "Is that you? This is Billie. Listen. I gotta plan. A bunch of us is goin' out to Gedney to supper to-night. We're goin' to leave right after the show. ...
— The Girl in the Mirror • Elizabeth Garver Jordan

... we go the better," Slim declared fussily. "That fencin' kin wait. We gotta go and git back before Chip wants to start out the ...
— The Flying U's Last Stand • B. M. Bower

... a grin, "I gotta sell things, ain't I? The brakeman hadn't oughta have that graft anyhow. I'd oughta have it. He gets them lunches fer two bits and sells 'em for thirty-five cents." Far from feeling abashed, he ...
— American Adventures - A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' • Julian Street



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