dead president

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dead president

/dɛd ˈpɹɛzɪdənt/

Rhymes with -ɛzɪdənt, -ənt

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From the fact that the presidents whose faces decorate US currency are deceased.

noun dead presidents

US, slang A piece of US paper currency. 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 presidents
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dead, president.

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"dead president." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dead%20president. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"dead president." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dead%20president.

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@misc{dead_president_2026,
  title = {dead president},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dead%20president},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}