Vinegar-Stroke Checks

In chess, a computer's meaningless checks just before mate are called 'Vinegar-Stroke
Checks'.

Checkmate is totally unavoidable - all black has left are the meaningless vinegar-stroke checks.

by Alan O'Brien July 3, 2005

Stroke check

When a friend casually checks if you have stroke symptoms

Hey can you smile for me?
Sure!.... did you just stroke check me?!

by Verdain November 20, 2022