cup check

noun

A tap on the groin given from one (male) athlete to another, to check if the other is wearing a cup by hitting them lightly in the testicles.

Meanings

nouncup check (plural cup checks)

plural cup checks

  1. hobbiesA tap on the groin given from one (male) athlete to another, to check if the other is wearing a cup by hitting them lightly in the testicles.

    (door bell rings) “I got it!” “You opened it last time! Cup check!” “Punk.”

    2012 May 6, Erik Sommers, “Ricky Spanish” (2:04 from the start), in American Dad!, season 8, episode 17, spoken by Francine Smith (Wendy Schaal)
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cup check,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cup%20check.

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