English Explanatory Dictionary

dead president

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A piece of US paper currency.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dead, president.

Pronunciation

/dɛd ˈpɹɛzɪdənt/ En-au-dead president.ogg

Word forms

dead president dead presidents

Etymology

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

Related words

Benjamin Franklin Hamilton Jackson Lincoln Washington big face blue face money
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