Meaning of Andrew Jackson | Babel Free

Definitions

A United States twenty-dollar bill.

US, slang

Examples

“Because he is in constant, intense competition for top stars with other opera houses throughout the world, Ross is loathe^([sic]) to reveal just how many Andrew Jacksons it took to attract Sutherland and Corelli.”

“Convinced that my intentions were completely dishonorable, Mr. Vanduchi sold me six sticks of Trojan stumping dynamite and a detonator cap, the total price for which was, as Mr. Vanduchi put it, “two U.S. Grants and two Andrew Jacksons”—$140.”

“Amount you’d have in U.S. paper money with two Andrew Jacksons and an Alexander Hamilton.”

“He knew he’d probably drop a couple of Abe Lincolns or maybe even an Andrew Jackson on bets, as Preston fanned down a row of cans and bottles while his bullets strayed harmlessly into tree trunks and Mother Earth, but any connection was worth it.”

“He turned to leave and saw his wife on her forced march, then reached for his wallet and removed two Andrew Jacksons and handed them to Bonita before starting his jog toward Rosella.”

“Ok, “you don’t go for the drinks” – it’s the “super-hot chicks” “shaking their cakes” and the “sports celebrities” who love them that are the draws at this “top-of-the-line” jiggle joint on the Upper East Side; the experience can be “pricey as heck”, so “bring a fat stack of Andrew Jacksons” and “be prepared to shell out for bottle service if you want any attention”; N.B. the West Chelsea branch has shuttered.”

“If you had four Ulysses S. Grants, two Andrew Jacksons, a William McKinley, and five Abe Lincolns in your pocket, how much money would you have?”

“He pulled a thick roll of bills from his pocket and slipped the guard two Andrew Jacksons.”

““Where is your lunch?” / She pats her pocket. “Right here. Two Andrew Jacksons will take me through lunch and to the gift shop.””

“And for that and a taste of me, he gave me two Andrew Jacksons and one Alexander Hamilton.”

“Not counting the loose change jiggling in my pocket, (and it sounded like a lot of pennies to me), I only had one Ben Franklin, two Ulysses S. Grants, a crinkly Andrew Jackson that someone had drawn an ink moustache on, two Lincolns and two Washingtons.”

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