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Abe¹

  • /eɪb/

Rhymes with -eɪb

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

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

noun Abes

  1. 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."

    Similar: Abe Lincoln, Lincoln

Abe²

  • /ˈɑːbeɪ/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 阿部 (Abe), Japanese 安部 (Abe) or Japanese 安倍 (Abe).

proper noun Abes

  1. A surname from Japanese.

abe³

  • /əˈbi/ UK

Rhymes with -iː

Where it comes from

Probably a- + be.

verb

  1. UK, infinitive, intransitive, uncommon To be. Let it abe, I say.

ABE⁴

proper noun

  1. Ireland, Scotland, Wales, abbreviation, especially, humorous 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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: avraham, abby, abi, estevez, abraham, uncle, dad, father, abbey, nguni, abu, eba, tree, san, abb, times

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"abe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/abe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

abe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/abe

Chicago

"abe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/abe.

BibTeX
@misc{abe_2026,
  title = {abe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}