phrase General Slang

Cash Or Check

/ˈkæʃ ɔːr ˈtʃɛk/ · phrase · slang

A flapper's flirty question: do you want to kiss me now or later?

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Definitions

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A playful framing of romance in the money metaphors flappers loved.

“With these two, every goodnight ended in cash or check.”
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2

More loosely, a teasing way of asking how someone wants to settle the matter of affection.

“He grinned and offered her a choice: cash or check.”
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A flirtatious flapper phrase asking whether a kiss is wanted now ('cash') or saved for later ('check').

“She tilted her head and asked, 'Cash or check?'”
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Cash Or Check In A Sentence

She winked and whispered, 'Cash or check, mister?'
He never knew whether the answer would be cash or check.
Their whole flirtation ran on cash-or-check banter.

Origin & Usage

A 1920s flapper slang phrase that turned kissing into a banking transaction, asking 'cash' (a kiss now) or 'check' (a kiss later). It belongs to the same money-and-romance wordplay as 'the bank's closed.'

Variants cash or cheque
Tags #1920s#flapper#jazz-age#prohibition#vintage#romance

People Also Ask

What does 'cash or check' mean in flapper slang?

It was a flirty question about kissing: 'cash' meant a kiss right now, 'check' meant one saved for later.

Where did 'cash or check' come from?

From 1920s flapper slang, part of a playful set of banking metaphors young women used in their romantic banter.

Is 'cash or check' related to 'the bank's closed'?

Yes, both come from the same jazz-age habit of framing kissing and affection in money terms.

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