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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An Eisenhower dollar.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A diminutive of the male given name Isaac.
2. 2
   Dwight D. Eisenhower.

   "Everybody likes Ike—for president."

Synonyms

All synonyms

dwight david eisenhower

Example

More examples

"Ike doesn't seem to be up to the mark today."

Etymology

From Eisenhower. His siblings also used the nickname, but Dwight D. Eisenhower was the only one who kept it by the Second World War.

Related phrases

Alibi Ike

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