—used for "got to" in informal speech and in representations of such speech
You've gotta be [=you must be] kidding me.I gotta go. [=I have to go, I have got to go]If you're going to invite me to a dance, you've gotta let me dance. Quentin TarantinoFish gotta swim. Birds gotta fly. And opera stars gotta do crossover songs. Steve Kort