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system of checks and balances

Refers to a totally-legal but still-somewhat-devious practice of writing personal checks for comparatively-minuscule bills --- like maybe just two or three bucks for a bag of fresh vegetables from a roadside farm-stand --- instead of paying them in cash, and then secretly hoping that the checks’ recipients will not want to bother going to the extra effort of cashing said “tiny” checks, and thus your bank-account’s “balance” will be unaffected by your purchases.
Practicing the “system of checks and balances” can have varying degrees of success, depending on various factors, such as how strapped your checks’ recipients are for cash, how accustomed they are to cashing/depositing checks, or how willing/able they are to accept checks, especially for such paltry amounts (here’s where paying with checks at an unattended “drop the money in the slot” or “place the money in the cup/jar” merchandise-stand can be a good idea, since there will be nobody there to balk at your paying with a check). Extra points if you “embellish” the checks with flowery praising messages about how wonderful the sellers’ merchandise/service is, since it may stroke the people’s ego so much that they will prefer to “frame it rather than cash it” (again, especially since the check is for such a small amount, and so its value might likely not mean all that much to the person’s overall budget) when deciding what to do with your checks.
by QuacksO September 9, 2018
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rubber check

Where a gal promises to "pay" you for a favor by spreading her legs for you afterwards, but then unexpectedly insists that you wear a condom, which of course drastically reduces the pleasure of the act and thus largely negates any true value of said "payment".
Any time that a "willing" chick offers me sex in exchange for my assistance, I always make sure to first ask her if she's gonna let me "do it bareback" before I decide whether or not to bust my ass for her --- oh, I might still help her out even if she wants me to use protection, of course, but I still like to know what I'll be actually getting out of da deal --- I've gotten too many rubber checks in da past!
by QuacksO September 9, 2018
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Shark check

when passers-by catch sight of a woman and a baby pram, their first reaction is to check the pram's contents to see for themselves how cute the baby is. Upon noticing that the baby is brown/mixed and the woman white (thus betraying their expectation that the baby/mother duo were alike), the observer's eyes are helplessly drawn towards the baby once more to readjust their perception that the white woman is a mudshark. This second look constitutes the shark check, confirming that the white woman has sharked it up.
Something felt off with that woman's toddler. I shark checked it and take it that its father is a citizen of a vibrant stock.
by Nubby Numbat October 7, 2018
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pepsi check

A Pepsi check I a term used by employees typically at a fast food restaurant referring to a hot girl.
It's so employees can tell others to check out the hot girl without her knowing what we mean.
Hey employee it's a Pepsi check.

That girl out there is a Pepsi check
by Need a username October 8, 2018
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Sound Check

A subsequent action of “urethra sounding”, wherein while the urethra is penetrated, someone gives you a “hummer”.

First, see/search definition for “urethra sounding

Then, see/search definition for “hummer” (definition #1)
Got sound checked last night. And let me tell you, that shit was tuned in tight!
by KelsChelsStacey February 24, 2023
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Legacy Check

An obstacle of substantial magnitude that could have potential life altering effects wether failed or succeeded
This weeks math test is a legacy check
God has given my yet another legacy check
by breezus. March 5, 2023
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loaf check

The process of checking the quality of a cats loaf position.
Loaf check:
- No tail
- No paw visible
That’s a 10/10 loaf
by JoannaMeow March 9, 2023
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