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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?".
by Hare Krsna Gardening December 26, 2022
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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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back back double catch

The action of swinging your penis and balls between your legs and catching between your bum cheeks.
Did you see Dom’s back back double catch the other day?
by Dorkess January 14, 2024
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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
mugGet the catchmug.

catch the grenade

Fuck off, Fuck you, you got fucked, your fucked
Man i went to Carls Jr. And asked for a Coke and they gave me a diet Coke. I wasn't ready to catch the grenade on that one.
by Mr.Alaverga April 1, 2021
mugGet the catch the grenademug.

ranch catch

When you are jacking off and catch the cum in your mouth.
I just did a ranch catch last night jacking off.
by Sweetbabycakes September 27, 2022
mugGet the ranch catchmug.

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