peas and rice exclamation 1noun 1 exclamation1 •(euphemistic) Jesus Christ!He said, “Lord, Jesus Christ, peas and rice. That is what Bill is always wantin’—money! money! money!” He give me the money and put me back on the black hoss and sent me home. — 1937 noun1 •A Jamaican dish of rice and any of several varieties of peas or beans.
