catch wreck

English

Etymology

From catch +‎ recognition where the word recognition is abbreviated and re-spelled according to eye dialect as wreck.

Verb

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.
   • 2016, Tamara Ebo, Tears of Purpose:

     They said it was some girls and boys from the Perry's who came through and caught wreck with the Downtown boys and they girls.