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noun, plural ben·nies.Slang.Benzedrine, especially in tablet form. any amphetamine tablet. Origin of benny1950–55, Americanism; by alteration and shortening of Benzedrine; see -y2 Words nearby bennybennet, Bennett, Bennett's fracture, Ben Nevis, Bennington, benny, Benny, Jack, Benoît, Benoît de Sainte-Maure, Benoit Samuelson, benomyl Definition for benny (2 of 2)[ ben-ee ] / ˈbɛn i /
nounJack Benjamin Kubelsky, 1894–1974, U.S. comedian. a male given name, form of Benjamin. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bennyThe law professor, Benny Tai, urged the students to “retreat and take the spirit of the Umbrella Movement into the community.” The Monuments Men of Occupy Hong Kong|Brendon Hong|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Now Benny lifted his head up, slapped his knee, and laughed so hard that he almost tumbled over backward. Why Comedians Still Think Bill Cosby Is a Genius|Mark Whitaker|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST Cavett was pointing at Benny and looking into the camera, as if to say to the audience at home: Can you believe this? Why Comedians Still Think Bill Cosby Is a Genius|Mark Whitaker|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST How many Benny Hill scenes involved the creepy, portly man zooming about perilously near an unfathomably stacked woman? Women, It's Time to Reclaim Our Breasts|Emily Shire|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He loved the swing music played by big bands, and his heroes included Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Earl Hines. Jazz (The Music of Coffee and Donuts) Has Respect, But It Needs Love|Ted Gioia|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST My David and Julius and Benny, they could die for joy to wheel their little sister in this baby-carriage. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various Before the corn was in tassel, he had been laid beside Benny. Dust|Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius "Oh, dear," groaned Benny, as he stepped out into the darkening street. Her Benny|Silas Kitto Hocking Even the two hired men sitting under another tree devouring the delicious pudding, paused to hear Benny laugh. The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner Benny gave them no peace at all until they had admired his wonderful new stockings, and felt of each rib. The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
British Dictionary definitions for benny (1 of 3)
noun plural -niesold-fashioned, slang an amphetamine tablet, esp benzedrine: a stimulant Word Origin for bennyC20: shortened from Benzedrine British Dictionary definitions for benny (2 of 3)
noun plural -niesUS slang a man's overcoat Word Origin for bennyC19: from Benjamin, perhaps from a tailor's name British Dictionary definitions for benny (3 of 3)
nounJack, real name Benjamin Kubelsky . 1894–1974, US comedian Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bennystimulant, upper, crystal, crank, tab, speed, analeptic, pep pill |