Sekirov Dictionary

benny

/ˈbɛni/

noun 10
verb 1
forms 5

noun10

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[usually plural] (slang) An amphetamine tablet.
- That night Marylou took everything in the books; she took tea, goofballs, benny, liquor, and even asked Old Bull for a shot of M, which of course he didn’t give her; he did give her a martini. — 1957
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(informal) A benefit.
- Life in the bush was generally a bummer, an adverse experience, which was only rarely broken by the bennies, benefits like warm beer and letters from the World, the United States. — 1984
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(US, slang) A one-hundred-dollar bill.
- Money coming in plenty / Twenties, fifties and Bennies — 2012
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(informal) Synonym of eggs Benedict.
- This special version of eggs Benedict will win the hearts of all the Benny fans out there. — 2011
(slang) A beach tourist; especially an irritating or gaudy one from Northern New Jersey, New York, or other states.
(UK, slang) A stupid or dull-witted person.
(UK, slang) A native of the Falkland Islands.
(UK, slang) A temper tantrum.
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(slang, old-fashioned) An overcoat.
- I'll stand clost and keep my blue fingers inside your nice fur coat[…]I'll bet this benny cost a nice piece of change. — 1924
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(slang, no longer used) A straw hat.
- If lil ole Souttland is goin’ to keep her dome up in the golf department, an’ I tip my benny to her right now, she must put the kibosh on gin-hoisting an’ lay a stymie to every saloon. — 1923

verb1

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(slang) To take amphetamines.
- Bulldog's habit of "bennying up" for the ball games had become a humorous item among the players. — 1963

forms

bennied · bennying · bennies · Bennies · Bennys

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