Caught the Sun

Nationality: British
Age: 28
Occupation: Professor
Residence: Los Angeles, CA / Exeter, Britain
Performance Date: April 17, 2018
Primary Language: English

“Looks like you’ve caught the sun.”


 

Analysis:

While the meaning of this saying seems quite obvious—to have caught the sun is to be sunburnt, but I had never heard of this phrase before. The informant has not lived in America for longer than two years, so I thought this saying originated from the UK, however, I cannot find any evidence to its origins.