Meanings
interjection
- InternetUsed 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
Cite this entry
APA
checks notes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checks%20notes
MLA
“checks notes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checks%20notes. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “checks notes,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checks%20notes.
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