catch a stray
verbEtymology From catch (“to be hit by”) + a + stray (“a stray bullet”).
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Idiomatic, Slang To be unexpectedly and casually insulted in a seemingly unrelated discussion or argument.
- Jayda goes at it with Teanna Trump and Lil Baby catches a stray.2020 December 18, @MXCKdotCom, Twitter, archived from the original on 26 Mar 2022:
- Nobody in the history of hip hop catch more strays than Tito Jackson.2021 June 2, @thoughtfulbae, Twitter, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2021:
4 more examples
- nigga caught a stray in his own restaurant 😂😂😂😭😭😭2021 December 5, @WhatDJTweets, Twitter, archived from the original on 24 Jul 2023:
- Dominican niggas catching so many strays omg. fuck em tho2022 January 7, @Jussdin_, Twitter, archived from the original on 24 Jul 2023:
- The way 1D caught a stray here???2023 March 21, @iramadisonthree, Twitter:
- Florida catching strays from abroad...2023 May 6, @RexChapman, Twitter, archived from the original on 13 May 2023: