英和和英

語源

From the metaphor of a bounced check.

名詞

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.

同意語

• (check rejected by drawee bank): bad check