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rubber check

noun

rubber check

noun

Etymology From the metaphor of a bounced check.

1

A check that is rejected by the bank against which it is drawn for insufficient funds.

  • A rubber check for seven hundred and fifty dollars that bounced seven hundred and fifty feet.1967 December 7, Henry Irving, “The Phony Police Racket”, in Dragnet, spoken by Salvador Cabo:
Synonyms
bad check

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.