catch a stray

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English

Etymology

catch (“to be hit by”) + a + stray (“stray bullet”)

Verb

catch a stray (third-person singular simple present catches a stray, present participle catching a stray, simple past and past participle caught a stray)

  1. (slang) To be unexpectedly and casually insulted in a seemingly unrelated discussion or argument.
    • 2020 December 18, @MXCKdotCom, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 2022-03-26:
      Jayda goes at it with Teanna Trump and Lil Baby catches a stray.
    • 2021 June 2, @thoughtfulbae, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 2021-09-07:
      Nobody in the history of hip hop catch more strays than Tito Jackson.
    • 2021 December 5, @WhatDJTweets, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 2023-07-24:
      nigga caught a stray in his own restaurant 😂😂😂😭😭😭
    • 2022 January 7, @Jussdin_, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 2023-07-24:
      Dominican niggas catching so many strays omg. fuck em tho
    • 2023 March 21, @iramadisonthree, Twitter‎:
      The way 1D caught a stray here???
    • 2023 May 6, @RexChapman, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 2023-05-13:
      Florida catching strays from abroad...
    • 2023 May 8, @janedcw, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 2023-05-13:
      Dad caught a crazy stray

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