catch no balls

A form of catch no ball — To fail to understand something; be unable to comprehend what others are saying.

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  1. alternativeAlternative form of catch no ball.

    From the way he described population trend, he may well be right. He mentioned something about expo something function. Boy, we all catch no balls.

    1993 October 15, soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet)
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    "And now you cry...go lah...sleep with that old man...for what? Nothing! Totally liak Bo Kiu!...catch no balls!" Meaning her action was incomprehensible.

    2012, Regina Long, Singapore and the Supernatural: The Weight of Fate Rests Great on Those Who Must Relate, page 55
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APA

catch no balls. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20no%20balls

MLA

“catch no balls.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20no%20balls. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catch no balls,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20no%20balls.

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