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

Catch my drift

When you get caught downwind of a fart

As I ran ahead of my friends, I farted and asked them “did you catch my drift?”

by Johnica February 1, 2023

OMPL XI mocc draft

A mock draft for OMPL XI on Pokemon Showdown, where AllTerrainVen0moth, if he's managing a team, always takes Potatochan for a really low amount

AllTerrainVen0moth: .12
Scrappie: Dubwool Entendres has bought Potatochan for 12000!
Tea Guzzler: This OMPL XI mocc draft is crazy.

by fishgaming May 20, 2023

when ya get drafted

When ya get drafted is a legendary song by punk rock band “Dead Kennedys”

When ya get drafted huh

by Punkrocker!!! May 15, 2023

New Jersey Drift

When someone goes across a 3 or more lane street in one go without turning on your blinker.

This bastard just pulled a New Jersey Drift.

by YepItsXaddy October 23, 2023

New jersey drift

To go from the farthest most left/right lane to the other side of a 3+ lane road

This bastard just pulled a new jersey drift.

by YepItsXaddy October 23, 2023

Let Me Drift Around Your Curves Like A Sunflower Seed

Let Me Drift Around Your Curves Like A Sunflower Seed

Let Me Drift Around Your Curves Like A Sunflower Seed

by TheSpartanicaOfAnyHellstromu3e April 4, 2025