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Abe

name
/eɪb//ˈɑːbeɪ//əˈbi/UK

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from 阿部

Definitions

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Abraham, from Hebrew.

  2. 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."

  3. A surname from Japanese.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To be.

      • Let it abe, I say.
      • But if it amuses her I let it abe.
      • But let that abe.

    2. Initialism of anyone but England

      Initialism of anyone but England: any team playing a sports match against the England team.

      • As the World Cup starts, it is interesting to note the large number of people around the world cheering on ABE to win, including many millions of British.
      • 'ABE' T-shirts will sell well north of the border this summer as the World Cup gets underway in Brazil.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA