"catchee" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈkæt͡ʃi/
Rhymes: -ætʃi Etymology: From catch + -ee. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|catch|ee}} catch + -ee Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} catchee
  1. (nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of catch, representing Chinese, African, or similarly marked pronunciation. Tags: alt-of, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: catch, representing Chinese, African, or similarly marked pronunciation Derived forms: softly, softly, catchee monkey
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          "ref": "1845, Will Watch, the Bold Smuggler: A Tale of the Coast: The Narrative Founded on Fact, and Characters Drawn from Life, London: A.K. Newman, →OCLC, page 324:",
          "text": "\"Jis for nothin', as the sayin' is,\" said the black, grinning in Trunnion's face. \"No, no, massa; no catchee de negro, no ha de slabe.\"",
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          "ref": "1886, Bret Harte, “The Latest Chinese Outrage”, in The Complete Poetical Works of Bret Harte, London: Chatto and Windus, →OCLC:",
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