U.S. Grant
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Meaning · English
Synonym of Ulysses S. Grant.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
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.
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 “U.S. Grant” mean?
Synonym of Ulysses S. Grant.
Is “U.S. Grant” formal or informal?
U.S. Grant is generally slang.