A fork of Rural Dictionary
To be taken to court, usually to be tried for a crime
Tupac (referring to self and Snoop, circa 1995): "Two multimillionaire mothafuckas catchin' cases"
To get overly worked up or upset about something.
"Yo, why you catchin feelings?" syn: "Adopting Affectations"
The process of contracting a yeast infection. Named for the classic novel by J.T. Salinger , Catcher in the Rye.
"Wheres Joan?" "Oh she's out getting down in the cornfield Catchin' The Rye."
To put on a superb performance when engaging in an activity that requires skill (such as sports or freestyle rapping); going hard in general.
My nigga Koopa was catchin' wreck when he went into the booth on rap city. That nigga Moss was catchin' wreck all over the cowboys last week.
When everything is going wrong in your life: financially, socially, physically, etc When bad luck always happens to you
Damn, my wife cheated, im dead broke, and I lost my voice from screaming, im fucking catchin' hell!
The act of catching HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus)
Kevin: You gonna be catchin the monkey if you mess with her dog Darryl: Don't worrry son, Ima wear a condom
When you transfer from jail to prison or from a prison facility to the free world or other facility.
I'm catchin chain at 3 am. Leaving this prison to go to the halfway house. I be we will have to catch chain with some other facilities and probably stay somewhere for a night or two.