Dictionary

catchee en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈkæt͡ʃi/

Etymology

From catch + -ee.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of catch, representing Chinese, African, or similarly marked pronunciation.
   alt of African
   alt of catch
   alt of or similarly marked pronunciation
   alt of representing Chinese
   • "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:
   • 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:

Deriveds

softly, softly, catchee monkey