catch wreck en · VERB
Etymology
From catch + recognition where the word recognition is abbreviated and re-spelled according to eye dialect as wreck.
Meanings
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(qualifier:African-American Vernacular) To gain respect.
They said it was some girls and boys from the Perry's who came through and caught wreck with the Downtown boys and they girls.
2016, Tamara Ebo, Tears of Purpose:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| caught wreck | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| caught wreck | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| catches wreck | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| catching wreck | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |