rubber check

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Etymology

From the metaphor of a bounced check.

Noun

rubber check (plural rubber checks)

  1. A check that is rejected by the bank against which it is drawn for insufficient funds.
    • 1967 December 7, Henry Irving, “The Phony Police Racket”, in Dragnet, spoken by Salvador Cabo:
      A rubber check for seven hundred and fifty dollars that bounced seven hundred and fifty feet.

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