catch a stray
(slang, idiomatic) To be unexpectedly and casually insulted in a seemingly unrelated discussion or argument.
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(slang, idiomatic) To be unexpectedly and casually insulted in a seemingly unrelated discussion or argument.
“I generally am able to avoid most of it too. Bluesky has good curation tools so its honestly fairly easy to isolate from the stupid shit I catch a stray or two sometimes, but if I have to be on social media and in the enemy's house, there are worse places to land”
Jayda goes at it with Teanna Trump and Lil Baby catches a stray.
“I generally am able to avoid most of it too. Bluesky has good curation tools so its honestly fairly easy to isolate from the stupid shit I catch a stray or two sometimes, but if I have to be on social media and in the enemy's house, there are worse places to land”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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