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From catch + recognition where the word recognition is abbreviated and re-spelled according to eye dialect as wreck.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
catch wreck
Today it means: To gain respect. Full definition →
Today it means: To gain respect. Full definition →
From catch + recognition where the word recognition is abbreviated and re-spelled according to eye dialect as wreck.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.