The act of breaking up with one's significant other by performing an unwanted Abe Linclon on him/her. It is expected that the recipient will express outrage and a desire to end the relationship at which point the individual performing
the Abe Lincoln typically proclaims "
You're free to go", thereby
emancipating the recipient from the relationship.
Michael - "Dude, did you
break up with
Tyra last night?"
Jeff - "Yup, I gave that
skank the old Emancipation Proclamation!"
