Abe Lincoln en · NOUN
Etymology
From the portrait of Abraham Lincoln featured on them.
Meanings
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(US, slang) A United States five-dollar bill.
I could do with a little change myself tonight—a few Abe Lincolns and some tens.
1958, Langston Hughes, Tambourines to Glory, New York, N.Y.: Harlem Moon, Broadway Books, published 2006, →ISBN, pages 91–92:“You must see what I’ve found.” She snatched up the books and held them out. “You and Chester and your books. He couldn’t bear to part with these. Me, I have no such sentiments about the things. Words, words, words. Who needs them? Give me a stack of Abe Lincolns any day. That’s knowledge enough for me.” She held the books out. “I want you to have them.”
2013, Kirby Larson, Hattie Ever After, New York, N.Y.: Ember, Random House Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 210:Handing her the stack of twenty-dollar bills, he regretted even promising her more than the few Abe Lincolns to his name.
2015, Treasure Hernandez, Blake Karrington, T.C. Littles, Girls From da Hood 10, Wyandanch, N.Y.: Urban Books, →ISBN:He knew he’d probably drop a couple of Abe Lincolns or maybe even an Andrew Jackson on bets, as Preston fanned down a row of cans and bottles while his bullets strayed harmlessly into tree trunks and Mother Earth, but any connection was worth it.
1989, Chris Crutcher, Chinese Handcuffs, New York, N.Y.: Greenwillow Books, →ISBN, page 52:I assumed that $20 or so, maybe even $50, might be buried somewhere in the bulky and well-worn schoolbag. Certainly, the bag needed a thorough cleaning. This kid kept house much the same as a Seventh Grade kid might. Well, there was not just a few Abe Lincolns but […]
2020, RAMA, Teach Me Something, Mister, Conneaut Lake, Pa.: Page Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:If you had four Ulysses S. Grants, two Andrew Jacksons, a William McKinley, and five Abe Lincolns in your pocket, how much money would you have?
2009, Lynn Brunelle, Jim Brunelle, Delia Greve, Sandra Will, Scholastic 2010 Almanac for Kids: Facts, Figures, & Stats, New York, N.Y.: Scholastic Inc., →ISBN, page 213:Whether flush with funds or down to your last few Abe Lincolns, there is something below to help make your day without overextending your caloric account.
2002, Robyn Flipse with Marisa Bradanini and Marchelle Bradanini, Fighting the Freshman Fifteen: A College Woman’s Guide to Getting Real About Food and Keeping the Pounds Off, New York, N.Y.: Three Rivers Press, →ISBN, page 133:
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(US, rare, slang) A penny (United States coin).
When we think about penny slot machines, the first thing that comes to mind is the image of inserting a few “Abe Lincolns” into the machine and spinning the wheel in hopes of winning a few bucks.
2007, Native American Casino, volume 7, page 18:Remember, a penny in 1941 was worth the same as about twenty cents today. Several delicious black or red licorice sticks could be purchased for one Abe Lincoln.
2013 October, David A. Marshall, “Playing ‘Cut the Pie’ at Grammar School”, in Living on the Cusp: A Memoire, Victoria, B.C.: FriesenPress, →ISBN, chapter III, page 125:For a minute I though we were talking about the "What The!?" series. That would have to be the one with Toast Rider and his Pennies stare. There's just something about a flaming piece of toast riding the highway shooting Abe Lincolns out of his eyes. HA! HA!.
2001 September 5, Jonathan Harper, “Favorite What If?”, in rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe (Usenet), archived from the original on 21 Jun 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| Abe Lincolns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |