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the catch 

The act of ejaculating into a rag or other receptacle when masturbating so as not to make a mess.
Clint needed to jack off again. He was out of Kleenex so he used a dirty sock for the catch.
the catch by Wiseman July 10, 2006

The Catch 

The ‘fine print’ of relationships. The one piece of negative, personal information one must weigh against the known positive information when deciding whether or not to pursue a long-term romantic involvement.
He is absolutely perfect, The Catch is that he is divorced, still not over an ex, a virgin AND heavily medicated!
The Catch by Irish Red August 24, 2006

The Catch Rule 

The official NFL rule that continues to fuck up teams chances at winning a game because on what seemed as a obvious catch to anyone who can think logically, is either overturned or ruled incomplete by the officials, usually ruining a teams chance to win a game entirely.
They overturned that obvious touchdown because the refs said he didn't fuffill the criteria of making a "catch" b cause that's what the catch rule says.
The Catch Rule by Bog jumper December 24, 2017

what's the catch 

a question regarding the condition that is expected to follow a generous favor; "catch" could also be used individually as a term for a condition
Scott: Hey man, my boss got us two free tickets to see the Lakers game.
Joe: What's the catch?

Scott: My girlfriend said that you can come to the party, but you can't bring any liquor
Joe: Damn! I knew there'd be a catch!

running before the catch 

Acting as if something good will definitely happen, without it happening yet, and then paying for such optimism.

Derived from football, where the wide receiver starts thinking about what he is going to do AFTER the catch, before the ball gets to him. Inevitably the wide receiver drops the ball.
I swore I was going to get an offer from that company I have been interviewing with, so I haven't done any work in days. The job fell through. I was running before the catch.

what's the catch 

What can I get from that?
tell me what's the catch on your product.
what's the catch by rcee cabungcal September 4, 2007
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Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
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