adv, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The rump of beef, especially the lower and back part of the rump.
2. 2
   A notch. dialectal

Adverb

1. 1
   Naturally; of course. colloquial, not-comparable

   "The Queen was seen wearing a hat when she visited Ascot, natch."

Example

More examples

"The Queen was seen wearing a hat when she visited Ascot, natch."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Clipping of naturally, originally US.

Etymology 2

From Old French nache, Late Latin natica, from Latin natis (“the rump, buttocks”). Compare aitchbone.

Related phrases

natch-boneof course

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