dead president

plural dead presidents

1. USslangA piece of US paper currency.

   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 me

   1994, Nas, “The World Is Yours”, in Illmatic

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   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

   1987, Eric B. & Rakim, “Paid In Full”, in Paid In Full

   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

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dead, president.