English

Proper noun

Jefferson

1. An English patronymic surname​.
2. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826); the third President of the United States, principal author of the US Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential founders of the United States.

Related terms

• Jeffers

Derived terms

• Jeffersonian
• jeffersonite

Translations

Noun

Jefferson ‎(plural Jeffersons)

1. (slang, US) A two-dollar bill.
   • 1996, J. Madison Davis, And the Angels Sing‎, page 210:

     "Gambling's not my form of masochism," said Carl. "Huh?" "So how much?" "The wad's mostly ones. Some Jeffersons. Two or three Abes."