gotcha day
n.— «Every year, besides her February birthday, we celebrate “gotcha day,” the day in June she came to us, when I get her something from the Korean culture.» —“South Korea Slows Export of Babies for Adoption” by Tamar Lewin New York Times Feb. 12, 1990. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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