catch a fade

verb

To get knocked out (struck and rendered unconscious).

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Meanings

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

present singular third person catches a fade · participle present catching a fade · participle past caught a fade · past caught a fade

  1. idiomaticslangTo get knocked out (struck and rendered unconscious).

    Recently, Chappelle was attacked on stage. The assaulter has since claimed he was angry at the comedian over a transphobic joke, and ended up catching a fade for his trouble.

    2022 June 6, Robert Longfellow, “Dave Chappelle Donating Show Sales To Buffalo Shooting Victims' Families”, in Hip Hop Wired
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APA

catch a fade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20a%20fade

MLA

“catch a fade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20a%20fade. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catch a fade,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20a%20fade.

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