catch a body

English

Etymology

Compare catch a case and catch a stray.

Verb

catch a body (third-person singular simple present catches a body, present participle catching a body, simple past and past participle caught a body)

1. (slang, idiomatic, intransitive) to kill, to murder
   • 1994, Nas (lyrics and music), “N.Y. State of Mind”, in Illmatic‎^[1]:

     Niggas be runnin' through the block shootin'
     Time to start the revolution, catch a body, head for Houston

   • 1995, AZ featuring Nas (lyrics and music), “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Murder (Homicide)”, in Doe or Die‎^[2]:

     Mo' money, mo' murder, mo' homicide
     You catch that body, nigga? Better have that alibi
     You never know, it might just be your time, you take your ride
     To them pearly white gates, watch that suicide

Further reading

• “catch a body”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.