Andrew Jackson

plural Andrew Jacksons

1. USslangA United States twenty-dollar bill.

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

   1986 March, “Dedication”, in Omni, volume 8, number 6, New York, N.Y.: Omni Publications International Ltd.

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   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.

   1967, Seattle Magazine, page 55

   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.

   1973 July, Jerry Jacobson, “Diary of a Murderer”, in Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, volume 33, number 2, Los Angeles, Calif.: Renown Publications, Inc., page 125, column 2

   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.

   1989, Chris Crutcher, Chinese Handcuffs, New York, N.Y.: Greenwillow Books, →ISBN, page 52

   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.

   2008, Bill Barton, Henry O. Arnold, Hometown Favorite, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Revell, Baker Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 82

   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.

   2008, Curt Gathje, Carol Diuguid, editors, New York City Restaurants 2009, New York, N.Y.: Zagat Survey, LLC, →ISBN, pages 362–363

   Synonyms: Andy Jackson, Jackson