Thomas Jefferson

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Thomas Jefferson

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Metonym from the portrait of Thomas Jefferson featured on them.

noun Thomas Jeffersons

  1. A United States two-dollar bill featuring Thomas Jefferson. I was able to get it out of the clerk that this Franks guy—he’s supposed to be a legit writer who’s on the road a lot—but after I greased her palm with a few Thomas Jeffersons she tells me he don’t ever pick up his mail there.

    Similar: Jefferson, Tom

  2. A United States nickel (five-cent coin) featuring Thomas Jefferson. After I first saw the old man I kept watching for those buffalo nickels, but they’re all Thomas Jeffersons now.
  3. A United States dollar coin featuring Thomas Jefferson. They stopped minting the Washington dollar coins as soon as they starting minting John Adams coins. Similarly, the John Adams are no longer in productions - and Thomas Jeffersons will give way to James Madison very soon.

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"Thomas Jefferson." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thomas%20jefferson. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Thomas Jefferson. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/thomas%20jefferson

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"Thomas Jefferson." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/thomas%20jefferson.

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@misc{thomas_jefferson_2026,
  title = {Thomas Jefferson},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thomas%20jefferson},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}