hot check

== English == === Etymology === From sense hot (“illegal, stolen”) – compare hot property (“stolen goods”). === Noun === hot check (plural hot checks) (US, Texas) A check with non-sufficient funds (not enough money in the bank to back it up), written fraudulently. ==== Hypernyms ==== (check with insufficient funds, written fraudulently): bad check, bounced check, rubber check ==== Related terms ==== hot property === Anagrams === chotchke