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to catch a case

short for "to catch a court case" ie: you're so pissed your ready to beat someone up and get arrested for assault and battery and go to court; basically, you're really angry. Reference to the R. Kelly song.
one friend says to another: "ummm girl, i just slept with your boyfriend",
other friend: "Ohhhh heina, i'm about to catch a case"
by GabbyCourtMichelle November 22, 2007
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catch a case

if he don't quit he's going to catch a case
by George Courtney February 25, 2004
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A Case of the Ass

When a person is really mad and or upset, and has a major attitude
You'd better no bother her, she has a case of the ass.
by Joseph Jane Greene January 20, 2004
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a case of the 'don't know ya's

When someone who you have met on several previous occasions acts like they don't know you when they see you in a different setting.
Susie: Hey, isn't that Joe from shipping who just walked past our table? He didn't even say, "Hello". I just talked to him earlier today!
Jenny: Yeah...he's got a case of the 'Don't Know Ya's.
by Likely March 3, 2010
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pulling a Casey

Everyone is familiar with the story of Casey Jones who up at bat because of his massive ego deliberately let two strikes get by him before he (presumably) would made a home run, but he didn't. He struck out on the last one.

"Pulling a Casey" in this case is used as an action of swindling. It simply means to deliberately flounder, mess up, or make deliberate mistakes in the beginning of a game to encourage competitors and gamblers into thinking they have an easy win.

When in fact their opponent is quite skilled in the area of interest and is waiting for real money to arrive before they show off their incredible and stunning skill at the cost of everyone involved.

It's appropriate in settings of gambling like playing pool or even the shell game.

In the shell game the dealer pulls a Casey with the new players by letting them win a couple of bucks by finding the pea easily enough under the shell.

But the dealer knows full well they're going to bet more and try to win more - and that's when the swindle comes in. Once they have won their confidence on how "easy" the game is.

Pulling a Casey in a game of table pool for instance can show a pool-shark deliberately make bad moves like miss sinking balls and even scratching the cue to encourage bets.

And then after a few bad shots once there is real money involved - that's when the shark plays for keeps and takes the competitors and bets for all they are worth, hustling them for all their money.
"Did you see that ? I've already won $5 from Justin in blackjack ! I'm upping my bet !"
"Watch out, dude, he could just be pulling a Casey on you."
by dw8177 November 16, 2020
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a case of the R.Kellys

An uncontrolable urge to urinate (piss) all over the underage cracked-out whore you brought back to your hotel room. There is also a 50% chance one of your assclown friends video tapes it.
I had this bitch back at my pad and I got a wicked case of the R.Kelly's (AKA Golden Shower) so I lit that skank up from my fire hose.
by Dianycis September 15, 2005
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