Meaning of cotch | Babel Free
Definitions
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Pronunciation spelling of catch. alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
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To hang out or chill out; to relax. Jamaica, Multicultural-London-English, intransitive
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To prop, lean, rest. Jamaica, intransitive
Examples
“Blast his sowl--that hunter I mane, an' if iver I cotch him, may I be used for a flail if I don't settle his accounts."”
“"Dey come here for to cotch young massa George Le Dell, 'cause dey knowed he would be shore for to come here."”
“Youse bettah look out, honey, or dey'll cotch youalls, shuah!"”
“Mas'r Sumner an' a'heap mo' on 'em would jes' like fur to kill dat Mas'r Dayton ef dey could cotch him.”
“But one ting ish goot; dey cotch de murterer."”
“Ye mought hev cotch the smallpox.”
“"Well, we've cotch them any how," said the urchin, as he disengaged himself from his wet saddle, and stood upon the ground; "and it is not my fault that the coach is not before us."”
“I’m sitting here cotching by the side of the road / Watching the world go by through the eyes of a rogue”
“And we don't really need Netflix, I'mma give you something to watch / After we done, bill a spliff and cotch / Pour me a glass of the Henny on the rocks”
“She gestures toward the crème with her chin, an action that she has seen the women in the shop do when they place their orders, their confidence evident in the way they stand, leaning with all their weight on the counter, one leg cotched on the back of the other.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.