dead president
noun/dɛd ˈpɹɛzɪdənt/
Etymology From the fact that the presidents whose faces decorate US currency are deceased.
- So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint So I start my mission, leave my residence Thinkin' how could I get some dead presidents1987, Eric B. & Rakim, “Paid In Full”, in Paid In Full:
- I'm out for presidents to represent me (Say what?) I'm out for presidents to represent me (Say what?) I'm out for dead presidents to represent me1994, Nas, “The World Is Yours”, in Illmatic:
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- Finding a new job just meant driving to another office-park campus with dopey street names (Disc Drive, Resistor Road, Infinite Loop) to endure more geeksploitation in exchange for dead presidents, stock options, a flexible schedule, no dress code, and all the junk food I could eat.2000, Richard Grayson, The Silicon Valley Diet and Other Stories, Red Hen Press, →ISBN, page 149:
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dead, president.