First Known Use: 1921
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rubber check
noun
Definition of RUBBER CHECK
: a check returned by a bank because of insufficient funds in the payer's account
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Origin of RUBBER CHECK
from its coming back like a bouncing rubber ball
Rhymes with RUBBER CHECK
afterdeck, à la grecque, biotech, bodycheck, bottleneck, cashier's check, Chiang Kai-shek, countercheck, demi-sec, discotheque, double-check, double-deck, hunt-and-peck, leatherneck, littleneck, nanotech, neck and neck, New Quebec, Pont l'Évêque, quarterdeck, rubberneck, shepherd's check, triple sec, turtleneck, weather deck, Yucatec, Zapotec
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