dead president

British  

noun

1. informal a banknote

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Etymology

Origin of dead president

C20: from the pictures of various dead presidents that appear on US banknotes

Example Sentences

One of the most prominent bosses, Jimmy Cherizier, a former cop known as Barbecue, on Monday led hundreds of followers to a commemoration of the dead president.

From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2021

And because they are jokes about someone in power, it is more common to tolerate a dead president joke than one about a dead child, for instance.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2017

Everyone else goes to the Bad Place, including Christopher Columbus, every dead president except Lincoln and every deceased member of the Portland Trail Blazers.

From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2016

She communicates with the dead president via a glowing crystal, but ends up chanting a self-hating diatribe.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2015

Social life, whether it was the crowning of a May queen, the eulogy to a dead president, or an all-night dance, could be held nowhere else.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck