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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."
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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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What do you say when the cops come calling?

I mean... If the send officer sexy then...
Hym "Sit on my face please? Ma'am- Er, uh- Officer? Can I request my last meal early? No? I'll confess immediately if you let me hit it from the back? You got me! I was conspiring to murder that pussy, baby! I'M GONNA SHOOT!!! My load in you...? What DO you say when the cops come calling? I mean, you know what they say: The cops can't come calling if you're coming in a cop! Uum... Do I fill out the paperwork BEFORE or AFTER I fill you... Out? Up? I donno... But yeah, one of those ☝️
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DO YOU KNOW XCREEPAKY?

DO YOU KNOW XCREEPAKY?
DO YOU KNOW XCREEPAKY?
yes
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that’s what you do

The answer to a question which is pretty much obvious
Tina: Why’d you take that bandage off your head?! That shit is bleeding!
Mike: cuz that’s what you do!
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Do you want a cookie?

When you or someone else makes a claim of doing something that they clearly think is cool or clever and deserving of praise, but did so out-of-the-blue when nobody asked and it isn't really that cool or clever, then the appropriate response is to ask them 'if they want a cookie?' as a just reward for their deed.
Rwo friends watching a murder mystery show:
Claimant: I totally knew he was the killer like 20 mins ago..
Responder: Do you want a cookie?
by Thou Art That November 22, 2024
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