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