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black catting

black catting is the present participle and gerund of black cat.

Meaning of black cat

Verb

black cat (third-person singular simple present black cats, present participle black catting, simple past and past participle black catted)

  1. (slang) To do better than another in some respect; to one up.
    • The team name derives from the Lynx wildcat of 702 Naval Air Squadron’s badge and also the naval slang of “Black Catting” which implies having done or owned something better than anyone else.(Can we date this quote?), (Please provide the book title or journal name)

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Questions about black catting

What is black catting the present participle and gerund of?
Black catting is the present participle and gerund of black cat.

Words near black catting in the dictionary

  1. black cat energy
  2. Black Cathay
  3. Black Cathayan
  4. black cats
  5. black catted
  6. black catting
  7. black cattle
  8. black caviar
  9. black chalk
  10. black chamber
  11. black chambers

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