Abe
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪb
Etymology 1
Shortened from Abraham. In the slang sense for money, refers to the picture of Abraham Lincoln on the currency.
Noun
Abe (plural Abes)
- (slang, US) A five-dollar bill.
- 1996, J. Madison Davis, And the Angels Sing, page 210:
- "Gambling's not my form of masochism," said Carl. "Huh?" "So how much?" "The wad's mostly ones. Some Jeffersons. Two or three Abes."
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Etymology 2
From Japanese [Term?].
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Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Abe is the 2,027th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 5,671 individuals.
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