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checking emails into a sock 

sorry i didnt respond to your phonecall, i was checking emails into a sock

checking email

A slang term for having excessive screen time on handheld devices (iPad, smartphone), like the one done by these so-called "iPad kids"
Every time I see my cousin glued to her phone, I can't help but think she's just "checking email" again—part of these "iPad kids" generation that can't put their devices down!
checking email by Emotional Cruiser February 14, 2026

Obsessive-Compulsive Email Checking Disorder (OCECD) 

- noun

1. A psychiatric disorder characterized by a subject's obsessive thoughts and subsequent compulsions to check his/her email.
Tara's Obsessive-Compulsive Email Checking Disorder (OCECD) has severely compromised her job performance.

checking my email 

1) an excuse to escape an uncomfortable situation
2) an excuse to spend time/for spending time on the computer
1)
Woman: Do you want to watch another episode of Glee?
Man: Yeah, I just have to check my email - you start without me.

2)
Man: It's almost midnight. What are you doing?
Woman: (shopping online) Just checking my email.
An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)
"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."
Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020

sans sheriff 

Lawless use of fonts or typography, with no regard to aesthetics or legibility
I'm putting this CV straight in the bin. Written totally sans sheriff.
sans sheriff by Jamarley July 3, 2019