"catch wreck" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: catches wreck [present, singular, third-person], catching wreck [participle, present], caught wreck [participle, past], caught wreck [past]
Etymology: From catch + recognition where the word recognition is abbreviated and re-spelled according to eye dialect as wreck. Etymology templates: {{af|en|catch|recognition}} catch + recognition Head templates: {{en-verb|catch<,,caught> wreck}} catch wreck (third-person singular simple present catches wreck, present participle catching wreck, simple past and past participle caught wreck)
  1. (African-American Vernacular) To gain respect.
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