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English
Etymology
Compare catch a case and catch a stray.
Pronunciation
Verb
catch a body (third-person singular simple present catches a body, present participle catching a body, simple past and past participle caught a body)
- (slang, idiomatic, intransitive) to kill, to murder
1994, Nas (lyrics and music), “N.Y. State of Mind”, in Illmatic:Niggas be runnin' through the block shootin'
Time to start the revolution, catch a body, head for Houston
1995, AZ featuring Nas (lyrics and music), “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Murder (Homicide)”, in Doe or Die:Mo' money, mo' murder, mo' homicide
You catch that body, nigga? Better have that alibi
You never know, it might just be your time, you take your ride
To them pearly white gates, watch that suicide
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