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English
Etymology
catch + -ee
Pronunciation
Verb
catchee
- (nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of catch, representing Chinese, African, or similarly marked pronunciation.
1845, Will Watch, the Bold Smuggler: A Tale of the Coast: The Narrative Founded on Fact, and Characters Drawn from Life, London: A.K. Newman, →OCLC, page 324:"Jis for nothin', as the sayin' is," said the black, grinning in Trunnion's face. "No, no, massa; no catchee de negro, no ha de slabe."
1886, Bret Harte, “The Latest Chinese Outrage”, in The Complete Poetical Works of Bret Harte, London: Chatto and Windus, →OCLC:You owe flowty dollee—me washee you camp, You catchee my washee—me catchee no stamp
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