McKinley

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Meaning · English

A United States five-hundred-dollar bill.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Presidents: Cash money, folding bills, the green stuff, cabbage, lettuce, bucks, dough, i.e., Washingtons ($1), Jeffersons ($2), Lincolns ($5), Jacksons ($20), Grants ($50), McKinleys ($500), Clevelands ($1,000), Madisons ($5,000), and Wilsons ($100,000).

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “McKinley” mean?

A United States five-hundred-dollar bill.

Is “McKinley” formal or informal?

McKinley is generally slang.