abe

noun, verb — 2 senses

Abe

nounalso spelled Abe

/eɪb/

Etymology A shortening from Abraham. In the slang sense for money, refers to the picture of Abraham Lincoln on the currency.

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US, Slang A five-dollar bill.

"Gambling's not my form of masochism," said Carl. "Huh?" "So how much?" "The wad's mostly ones. Some Jeffersons. Two or three Abes."1996, J. Madison Davis, And the Angels Sing, page 210:

abe

verb

UK /əˈbi/

Etymology Probably a- + be.

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UK, Infinitive, Uncommon To be.

Let it abe, I say.1839, The New Monthly Magazine, volume 1, page 527:
But if it amuses her I let it abe.1864, Charles Dickens, Household Words, page 186:

1 more example

But let that abe.1885, Charles Gibbon, Heart's Delight, page 154:

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