catchee

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/ˈkæt͡ʃi/

A form of catch — The act of seizing or capturing.

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Meanings

verb
  1. nonstandardpronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of catch, representing Chinese, African, or similarly marked pronunciation.

    You owe flowty dollee—me washee you camp, You catchee my washee—me catchee no stamp

    1886, Bret Harte, “The Latest Chinese Outrage”, in The Complete Poetical Works of Bret Harte, London: Chatto and Windus, →OCLC
    1 more example

    "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."

    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

Origin

From catch + -ee.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with catchee

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“catchee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catchee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catchee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catchee.

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