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The Catcher in the Rye

If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is how many pages it is and what year it was written, and all that pointless kind of crap, but that stuff bores me, if you want to know the truth.

The Catcher in the Rye is a classic novel narrated by Holden Caulfield, a depressed and lonely teenager who shuns the world of adults and all its phoniness, and dreams of catching children from falling off a cliff. Holden has a very cynical outlook on other people and is constantly wondering if there exists a place in which he can truly feel a part of. Practically the only person in the entire novel that he is able to communicate with is his little sister, Phoebe. He had a younger brother named Allie who died of leukemia a few years prior to the narration who he thinks the world of. Its obvious that his mental state and overall outlook on life has been largely shaped by his brother's death.

This novel is so deep and realistic that I lack the ability to properly do it justice. When you finish reading this masterpiece you'll wish that old Salinger was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up whenever you like. It's one of the few things that I can think of that I get a big kick out of. People who don't like this book depress the hell out of me. They really do.
Human- The Catcher in the Rye is a masterpiece! I have never in all of my life been able to relate so much to a literary character as I did with Holden Caulfield! He is my hero!
Phony- Are you serious?! That book is so lame. It's just about a whiny, emo kid!
by Spencer Caulfield March 31, 2011
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If you catch my drift

figurative form of speech.
It means If you understand what a person is implying or follow where they're getting at in a conversation.

Usually substituted for the following phrases:
"If you know what I'm saying." or "If you see what I mean."
Person 1: "I bet Maria is an animal in the sack--if you catch my drift."
Person 2: She sure is
by thedefinitivedefinition October 4, 2014
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catching the crazy turkey

A sexual act that starts with a wild turkey and ends with sex in a bed while gobbling like a turkey.Killing a chicken is somehow involved in the middle.
"You've been catching the crazy turkey over there in Lindsey's bed."
by Stargazerone December 13, 2014
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catch these ukulele strings

a variation of "catch these hands" except you are using a ukulele
yo man tyrone about to catch these ukulele strings. he dared to call me a hoe
by toyota fam September 21, 2016
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catch some z's

to sleep (the zzz in the word bubble over sleepers heads in comics).
I'm going to catch some z's before I go to work.
by J. C. Brooks December 6, 2004
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catch the goose

A euphemism for an attractive person. Insinuates a sexual attraction, so use carefully.
George saw his stepsister, Sarah, walking by and said to his dad, “Sarah could catch the goose!”
by Chubabara April 12, 2020
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finna catch these hands

When someone does something you don't like and/or makes you mad and you want to punch or slap them. Raising fists while saying this for optimal results.
Sibling: *Smacks arm and runs away*
You: "Finna catch these hands!"
by Millnvm January 9, 2018
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