Meaning of Ulysses S. Grant | Babel Free

Definitions

A United States fifty-dollar bill.

US, slang

Examples

“They respond instantly to the faintest rustling in the covert of a sheaf of Ulysses S. Grants, or the homely, rustic tinkle of a wheelbarrow full of rubies being jounced along over a nightclub floor.”

“She peeped into the unsealed envelope and saw a stack of Ulysses S. Grants.”

““Don’t be in there too long, or I’ll know who you’re talking to,” smirked Justin as he grabbed the passing waiter’s sleeve and handed him a pair of Ulysses S. Grants.”

““I keep fifties on me in case I need to hit the ER. Give the coke to her, the prostate pain’s eased some.” The cracked-lipped old man reached to unbutton his overalls’ back-pocket flap and eased out two Ulysses S. Grants.”

“She hadn’t come to barter with Karel in Rembrandt’s behalf, or to sell him a bundle of Ulysses S. Grants. Besides, Rembrandt had already sold him half a ton of paper. It was a much more vital matter than counterfeit currency.”

“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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