hot check
hot check · hot checks
A check with non-sufficient funds, written fraudulentlyA check with non-sufficient funds (not enough money in the bank to back it up), written fraudulently.
» Don't look now, but there's a hot guy checking you out.
Nicht umdrehen! Ein scharfer Typ nimmt dich gerade in Augenschein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(Texas, US)A check with non-sufficient funds (not enough money in the bank to back it up), written fraudulently.
Examples
1 sentencesDon't look now, but there's a hot guy checking you out.
deNicht umdrehen! Ein scharfer Typ nimmt dich gerade in Augenschein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From sense hot (“illegal, stolen”) – compare hot property (“stolen goods”).From sense hot (“illegal, stolen”) – compare hot property (“stolen goods”).
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Forms
plural: hot checks| Singular | hot check |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedhot property