dead president
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of dead president
C20: from the pictures of various dead presidents that appear on US banknotes
Example Sentences
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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
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