catch me

interjection

There is not the remotest possibility of one carrying out the deed or action suggested.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. colloquialThere is not the remotest possibility of one carrying out the deed or action suggested.

    I wished at first to persuade him to give me lessons in the office, but could not succeed: “No, no, lad;” said he, “catch me going in there: I would just as soon venture into a nest of porcupines.”

    1862, George Borrow, Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery

Origin

Short for "you'd never catch me doing that" or similar.

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APA

catch me. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20me

MLA

“catch me.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20me. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catch me,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20me.

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