catch a fade

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

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To get knocked out.
    • 2022 June 6, Robert Longfellow, “Dave Chappelle Donating Show Sales To Buffalo Shooting Victims' Families”, in Hip Hop Wired[1]:
      Recently, Chappelle was attacked on stage. The assaulter has since claimed he was angry at the comedian over a transphobic joke, and ended up catching a fade for his trouble.