caughten

English

Etymology

From caught +‎ -en (preterite plural suffix), and caught +‎ -en (strong declension past participle suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːtən/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɒtən/
• Rhymes: -ɔːtən
• Homophone: cotton (Australia)

Verb

caughten

1. (obsolete) plural simple past of catch
2. (nonstandard) past participle of catch

   Black Friday in the UK just hasn't caughten on yet.

   • 1962, Philip Purser, Peregrination 22‎, Jonathan Cape, page 139:

     'Okay, okay.’ She gave a reluctant assent. ‘Anyway, we hadn't caughten a sight of one lousy polar bear.’

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:caughten.