catch in 4K
English
Alternative forms
- catch in 4k
Etymology
Originally from YouTuber RDCworld1's 2019 video How Lawyers Always Get Rappers Off, in which a lawyer talks to his client who was caught on video committing various crimes. The original quote is: "This is the clearest video I've ever seen! This is the most HD shit ever! This is 4K!!! How did they catch you in 4K?!"
Verb
catch in 4K (third-person singular simple present catches in 4K, present participle catching in 4K, simple past and past participle caught in 4K)
- (slang, hyperbolic) To catch someone doing something objectionable with exceptionally clear evidence, such as a high-resolution image or a public social media post.
- Synonyms: catch in the act, catch red-handed
- 2021 April 28, Princess Weekes, “Showrunner Malcolm Spellman Explains Why He Killed [Redacted] on Falcon and the Winter Soldier”, in The Mary Sue:
- Karli punches Lemar so hard he crashes into a pillar and dies, one of the darkest scenes in the MCU that is then topped when John, in a revenge rage, bashes in the head of a Flag-Smasher with Cap’s shield as dozens of civilians catch him in 4k with their cellphone cameras.
- 2022 May 25, Hayley Soen, “Ok, this moment proves Made in Chelsea is officially the most staged show of all time”, in The Tab:
- We knew it was bad, but it’s just been caught in 4k here.
- 2022 August 25, Alyssa Mercante, “Destiny 2 streamers complain about new PvP matchmaking, but Bungie says it didn't change anything”, in GamesRadar:
- It turns out, however, that there wasn't actually anything different going on behind the matchmaking scenes, because Bungie forgot to turn skill-based matchmaking on. I believe the kids call this "getting caught in 4K."
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see catch, in, 4K.
Usage notes
- Generally used in the past tense ("caught in 4K").