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dead presidents

american money. This term was coined because of the faces most dollar bills have portraits of dead presidents. Usually a slang term found in rap song, not so much said in day-to-day conversation.
i'm out for presidents to represent me (say whaat)
i'm out for presidents to represent me (say whaat)

i'm out for dead presidents to represent me
by carlitos azul July 6, 2006
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Dead Presidents

A term refering to American paper currency. Cash. Can be used to discuss $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100 bills. Used because most American bills have deceased former U.S. Presidents on the front. Usually used on "the streets" by african americans doing buisness.
Yo man these oakleys are gonna cost ya 56 dead presidents.


Alright dude now how many dead presidents do I owe you for these?
by Winger September 1, 2005
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dead presidents

Dead Presidents is a "street" term for cash money. Obviously, this is drawn from the images of the "dead" US Presidents found on most US Currency ($1 George Washinton, $2 Thomas Jefferson, $5 Abraham Lincoln, $10 Alexander Hamilton, $20 Andrew Jackson, $50 Ulysses S. Grant and $100 Benjamin Franklin). When most of us really want to get "paid in full", we're after a specifc kind of Dead Presidents aka "Benjamins" referring to Benjamin Franklin who is on the $100 bill. The irony here is that Benjamin Franklin, while a great man, was not a US President and neither was Alexander Hamilton (on the $20).
We gonna rob us a bank, and make off with some dead presidents.
by Katnip March 28, 2007
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Dead Presidents

watch them dead presidents stack up to the roof
by AC November 30, 2003
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Peel Precedent

Referring to legendary, late British radio DJ John Peel, the case of the man playing vinyl at the wrong speed (ie. 33rpm at 45rpm or vice versa). The Peel Precedent is often invoked by DJs to excuse their own mistakes. Traditionally, there were three possible outcomes of such a mishap:

1. Peelie would stop the track about 30 seconds in, fluff a jocular apology and then play the track again at the correct speed
2. Peelie would let the track run to its conclusion, then admit his error (or ignorance - a lot of his vinyl had no indication of the correct speed) while arguing that it sounded good at the wrong speed anyway
3. In rare cases, Peelie would let the track run to its conclusion, argue that it sounded great at the wrong speed anyway, and then play the whole track again at the correct rpm, inviting listeners to draw their own conclusions with regard to its quality.
I messed up while DJing last night by playing Plastikman at the wrong speed, but i invoked the Peel Precedent and got away with it. It sounded just as good anyway...
by Charlie No4 December 15, 2008
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Dead Presidents

Jerome: How much is that?
Leroy: I'll make it 20 dead presidents
Jerome: Aight
by matt October 1, 2002
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The X Presidents

(N.) A crazy-stupid, dope-fly, live-happenin', all-that-and-a-bag-of-cookies-with-chocolate-chips, funny ass cartoon on Saturday Night Live's Saturday TV Funhouse.
Valley Girl: The X-Presidents are like, so way better than those corny X-Men, for sure, tee hee.
by G-Union May 19, 2003
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