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Do you catch my drift

The earliest quotation in the Oxford English Dictionary for this sense of "drift" is dated 1526: "Harde it is . . . to perceyue the processe and dryfte of this treatyse."
Found on "Phrases dot org"

The speaker may be having trouble communicating with their audience and not knowing how to better explain.

This is similar to "do you feel me?" or "do you get it?".

Otherwise there is a certain mentality and a certain consciousness along with what the speaker & the audience are generally known to understand.
Bugsy says to his cohorts in crime "I took care of it. Do you catch my drift?".
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Catch

A term used to signify shade has been throw.
“Yes I think you a dumb Ho that ain’t got no sense! CATCH!”
by anonymous June 29, 2023
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catch a crystal

Originally for Chicago

When u telling someone to pay attention

Listen it’s important
Man -Hey catch a crystal

Friend-What’s the biz fam
by #Molife05# September 9, 2018
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Catching the Crazy Turkey

Michael was catching the crazy turkey with Lindsay in Minecraft Ep. 133.
by tcamack December 13, 2014
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Catch It From The Net

When a player walks under the net to collect the ball after greatness has scored a jumpshot.
by RUROL October 12, 2021
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Catch rec

To win
by xLavishhx January 2, 2022
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catch

Typically used for catching fish.
But it can also mean, if a girl wants to hookup and make the naughtiest with you.
Cindy's actually a really nice girl, but she just wants to catch me......and I'm not into that as a religious person myself.
by JohnWick420 November 7, 2021
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