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catch
verb- (used of a pimp) to recruit a prostitute to work for him; to recruit a woman to work as a prostitute US
- I said, “What are you doing down here?,” and he said, “I’m trying to catch.” I said, “There’s lots of women out here.” — Christina and Richard Milner, Black Players, p. 238, 1972
- Today he had a pocketful of bills from last week’s three-card monte game: enough to catch a bitch if his luck held out. — Alix Shulman, On the Stroll, p. 7, 1981
- (used of a prostitute) to engage a customer US
- Never know it t’find her at the bar in her catchin’ clothes[.] — Robert Gover, JC Saves, p. 112, 1968
- to play the passive sexual role in a homosexual relationship US, 1966
- They say, if you pitch, you’ll catch. Any truth in that? — Malcolm Braly, On the Yard, p. 250, 1967
- — Eugene Landy, The Underground Dictionary, p. 46, 1971
- — Maledicta, p. 231, 1979: “Kinks and queens: linguistic and cultural aspects of the terminology for gays”
- The young man walked over and leaned in through the window. “It’s thirty; head only, pitch or catch.” — James Ellroy, Blood on the Moon, p. 133, 1984
- Elaine caught his slight grin and was sure Chili did too. He said, “You pitch or catch, Elliot?” “Mostly pitch.” — Elmore Leonard, Be Cool, p. 269, 1999
- to take calls or complaints called in to a police station; to be assigned a case US
- — New York Times Magazine, p. 87, 16 March 1958
- Gee, Blackjack’s catching that case, and he’s off for a couple of days. — Peter Maas, Serpico, p. 76, 1973
- You weren’t catching, you didn’t need me. — Leonard Shecter and William Phillips, On the Pad, p. 147, 1973
- in an illegal number gambling lottery, to win US
- — American Speech, p. 191, October 1949
- in gin, to draw a card US
- — Irwin Steig, Play Gin to Win, p. 138, 1971
▶ catch a body
to assault, rob, or murder someone US- But, according to testimony during his August trial, Walker-Williams on July 10, 2007, veered sharply from those influences when he went looking to “catch a body.” That’s street slang with a range of meanings, form assaulting to robbing to murdering a stranger. Walker-Williams, according to several friends who tesified, asked them if they wanted to catch a body. — The Philadelphia Daily News, p. 7, 30 October 2009
▶ catch a bullet
to be shot US- But even if that was true, the woman had to be crazy, since any body could catch a bullet. — Richard Price, Clockers, p. 209, 1992
▶ catch a buzz
to smoke marijuana and become intoxicated US- — Jim Emerson-Cobb, Scratching the Dragon, 1997
▶ catch a crab
in rowing, to err in a stroke, disrupting the timing and momentum of the rowing US- The famous “crab” which University of Washington oarsmen caught when they lost to California in a driving finish in Seattle is subject of a communication from Don McNary, Cal ‘46. — San Francisco Chronicle, p. 1H, 24 June 1949
- “Well ... you haven’t been catching any crabs, but you haven’t had your back in the stroke all the time.” — John D. MacDonald, The Deceivers, p. 182, 1958
▶ catch a dummy
in prison, to refuse to speak US- — Charles Shafer, Folk Speech in Texas Prisons, p. 200, 1990
▶ catch a fish
in poker, after making a small bet with a good hand (the bait), to lure another player into increasing the bet US- — George Percy, The Language of Poker, p. 18, 1988
▶ catch a glad
to act with spontaneous joy TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1984- — Lise Winer, Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago, 2003
▶ catch air
to become airborne while skateboarding or surfing US- — Mitch McKissick, Surf Lingo, 1987
- — Macon Telegraph and News, p. 9A, 18 June 1989
▶ catch a hit
to be scolded or harshly criticised US
Marine usage in the Vietnam war.- — Linda Reinberg, In the Field, p. 37, 1991
▶ catch a horse
to urinate AUSTRALIA, 1942
A euphemism.▶ catch a jukes
to rob someone US- “I decided I was going to go out and catch a jukes,” street slang for robbing someone, defendant William Hill told cops following the May 2, 2006 attack on Jacob Gerstle. — The New York Post, p. 27, 31 January 2008
▶ catch a pay
to be beaten and robbed US- — Anna Scotti and Paul Young, Buzzwords, p. 130, 1997
▶ catch a run
to wet one side of a marijuana cigarette to promote even burning US- — Jim Emerson-Cobb, Scratching the Dragon, 1997
▶ catch ass
to have a hard time TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO- — Lise Winer, Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago, 2003
▶ catch a stack
to rob someone with a lot of cash US- — Carsten Stroud, Close Pursuit, p. 270, 1987
▶ catch a vaps
to become suddenly inspired GRENADA- — Richard Allsopp, Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, p. 141, 1998
▶ catch it
to be killed US- Ask your people if they ever saw this woman on the night Louis Palo caught it. — Richard Condon, Prizzi’s Honor, p. 169, 1982
▶ catch no ball
to fail to understand SINGAPORE- — Paik Choo, The Coxford Singlish Dictionary, p. 23, 2002
▶ catch one
to drink or use drugs to the point of mild intoxication US- — Vann Wesson, Generation X Field Guide and Lexicon, p. 34, 1997
▶ catch on the flipper; catch on the (old) flip-flop
to make contact on your return US, 1976- [C]atch you on the flip-flop[.] — Peter Chippindale, The British CB Book, p. 153, 1981
▶ catch on the rebound
to become emotionally involved with a person who has just been rejected from another relationship UK, 1864
Probably the pun from which the emotional condition ON THE REBOUNDFor all the wrong reasons you want it all, even now / Caught on the rebound turnin’ you inside out — Nazareth, Cover Your Heart, 1992▶ catch on the reverse; catch on the rebound
to make contact on a return journey US, 1976
Citizens’ band radio slang.- [C]atch you on the rebound[.] — Peter Chippindale, The British CB Book, p. 153, 1981
▶ catch some
to engage in heavy sexual caressing US- — Collin Baker et al., College Undergraduate Slang Study Conducted at Brown University, p. 94, 1968
▶ catch (some) lead
to be shot US- Smitty apparently caught some lead and headed out of town to recover. — Red Rudensky, The Gonif, p. 113, 1970
▶ catch squeals
to take calls or complaints called into a police station; US- The detective who picks up the phone (this activity is called “catching squeals”) is the man on the case, and will hold this distinction forever. — Martin Meyer, All You Know is Facts, p. 107, 1969
▶ catch the bumps
in a striptease act, to synchronise the dancer’s pelvic thrusts with the drum and cymbal beat US- — Don Wilmeth, The Language of American Popular Entertainment, p. 47, 1981
▶ catch thrills
to engage in an activity that excites or stimulates US
Hawaiian youth usage.- — Douglas Simonson, Pidgin to da Max Hana Hou, 1982
▶ catch time
to be sentenced to jail US- “They’re in the can. He caught time for jackrolling.” — Willard Motley, Knock on Any Door, p. 173, 1947
▶ catch tricks
(used of a drummer in a performance) to create sound effects on sight US- — Sherman Louis Sergel, The Language of Show Biz, p. 44–45, 1973
▶ catch wreck
to achieve respect for your actions US- My sun moon sets and catches wreck, when we be cruisin’. — Digable Planets, The May 4th Movement, 1995
- “If I get on the stage before the other man, I’m taking all ta tenergy, just to make sure he don’t catch wreck.” [Quoting Busta Rhymes] — Daily News (New York), p. 35, 7 April 1996
- skilled rhyme animals who stalk the stage ready to “catch wreck” at a moment’s notice — Nelson George, Hip Hop America, p. 113, 1998
▶ catch your death of cold; catch your death
to catch a very bad cold UK, 1872
Dating is obscure; the traditional Yorkshire folk song “On Ilkley Moor baht’a” contains the line “Then thee will catch thy death of cold” which, while the intent may be literal, means no more than “[If you go out on] Ilkley Moor without a hat [...] you will catch a bad cold.”- Grandma always said you’d catch your death of cold for going out in the rain without your umbrella[.] — The Seattle Times, 11 April 2003
▶ catch yourself on
to recover your common sense UK, 1984
Usually in the imperative.- Fuckin “flower” my arse. Catch yerself on, yer knobhead. — Niall Griffiths, Kelly + Victor, p. 129, 2002
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