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checks notes

checks notes interjection: used to express confusion about two or more pieces of contradictory or nonsensical information.

Interjection

  1. (Internet) Used to express confusion about two or more pieces of contradictory or nonsensical information.
    • Tuesday Trump is different from (checks notes) Friday Trump.2024 April 16, Jonathan Nicholson (@JNicholsonInDC), Twitter

Questions about checks notes

What does checks notes mean?
Checks notes means used to express confusion about two or more pieces of contradictory or nonsensical information.
What part of speech is checks notes?
Checks notes is an interjection.

Words near checks notes in the dictionary

  1. checks and balances
  2. checks at the door
  3. checks in
  4. checks in with oneself
  5. checks into
  6. checks notes
  7. checks off
  8. checks on
  9. checks one's eyelids for leaks
  10. checks out
  11. checks over

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