(Canada, US) An instance of looking backwards over one's shoulder while driving or biking, before changing lanes or making a turn, to see if any vehicles are in one's blind spots.
(Canada, US) An instance of looking backwards over one's shoulder while driving or biking, before changing lanes or making a turn, to see if any vehicles are in one's blind spots.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(US, snowboarding) To put one's behind down to check a fall, while staying sliding along the snow on the snowboard.
(US, snowboarding) The act of putting one's behind down to check a fall, while staying sliding along the snow on the snowboard.
A safe check is a casual but genuine acknowledgment of someone's trustworthy, solid behaviour — a verbal or social nod confirming that someone is living up to their reputation as dependable and decent. In UK and Australian slang, 'safe' already carries the weight of approval and respect, so a safe check is the act of calling it out explicitly: you're vouching for someone, co-signing their character, or simply confirming that someone came through as expected. Think of it as a low-key reference letter delivered in two syllables.
(intransitive, Canada, US) To look backwards over one's shoulder while driving or biking, before changing lanes or making a turn, to see if any vehicles are in one's blind spots.
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(transitive) To check (strongly bump into) with one's shoulder(s).
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