catch lacking

English

Etymology

Perhaps an eggcorn for catch napping.

Verb

catch lacking (third-person singular simple present catches lacking, present participle catching lacking, simple past and past participle caught lacking)

  1. (transitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To catch off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation.

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