Talk:natch

I've always seen 'natch' being used to point out irony or incongruity, or in the sense of "take this with a grain of salt". Would it be worthwhile to point out the alternate usage, or am I the only one who's heard it this way? ---71.237.135.212 04:33, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't think we can include ironic senses of words, or thousands of words would have additional definitions that only applied in ironic usages. (Oh yeah, that's GOOD! meaning "bad") I think we have to rely on people uunderstanding the literary context of sarcasm and ironic, rather than trying to indicate this. --EncycloPetey 04:37, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Natch as a noun?
I'm looking for a definition of "natch" as a noun. As in:

"From now on, I guess I'll keep my wits about me. I'm going on the natch." From Grace Paley, "A Conversation with My Father."

Any thoughts?


 * By googling the phrase, I think it means going on a healthy diet of natural foods. Equinox ◑ 14:21, 21 November 2016 (UTC)