main check
The act of verifying or confirming who someone's main is — their top-used character in a game, their primary romantic interest, or their #1 stan target — usually to validate, challenge, or clown them about it.
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The act of verifying or confirming who someone's main is — their top-used character in a game, their primary romantic interest, or their #1 stan target — usually to validate, challenge, or clown them about it. In gaming, a main check exposes whether you're truly committed or just cosplaying as a fan. In fandom spaces, it's a quick loyalty verification: who do you actually ride for? The main check is often playful but can get serious when people's claims don't match the receipts.
Before joining the team, they did a main check and found out he'd only played that character twice — instant credibility loss.
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- int check71%
A call-out or self-assessment determining whether someone is playing intentionally badly in a game — deliberately dying, feeding kills, or throwing objectives on purpose. Dropping an int check on a teammate is equal parts accusation and interrogation: are you actually this bad or is something deliberate happening here? The check invites either a confession, a defensive explanation, or a meltdown in chat. A staple of competitive gaming communication, it has migrated into everyday discourse to question whether someone's terrible decision-making is wilful or just genuinely catastrophic.
- mother check67%
A moment of self-assessment or external evaluation to confirm whether someone is living up to the iconic, unbothered, serving-at-all-times standard that "mother" demands. A mother check asks: are you actually delivering? Is the look locked? Is the energy correct? Are you conducting yourself with the authority and effortless excellence that the title implies? It can be a genuine self-audit before a big moment or a playful challenge thrown at someone whose performance has slipped below their stated standards.
- cracked check67%
A real-time evaluation of whether someone is actually as skilled, talented, or impressive as advertised. Calling a cracked check means it's time to see if the hype holds up under scrutiny — put up or shut up, essentially. It's the gaming-native version of 'vibe check' but aimed specifically at someone's abilities rather than their energy. Gamers run cracked checks on new teammates mid-match; the rest of us use it when someone's reputation needs verifying.
- mate check66%
Mate check is a friendly but pointed reality test delivered between close friends — a check-in that's really a challenge, asking whether someone is truly being their best self or sliding into L behavior. Playing on both the British slang 'mate' (close friend) and the chess term for a game-ending king threat, a mate check is when your friend holds up a mirror and essentially says 'are you sure about this?' It's delivered with care but with receipts. The chess resonance implies a certain precision — it's not idle gossip, it's a targeted observation that demands an honest answer.
- main65%
Your primary character in a game with multiple characters. Also a verb: "I main Zed" = "I primarily play Zed." Has become identity — "support main," "tank main."