in. [for a check] to be returned from the bank because of insufficient funds. (See also rubber (check).) : The check bounced, and I had to pay a penalty fee.
tv. to write a bad check. : He bounced another one, and this time the bank called him up to warn him about what would happen if he did it again.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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