Benny

Quick meaning: Benny is a noun meaning (UK, slang) Alternative letter-case form of Benny (“tantrum”).

Meaning

(UK, slang) Alternative letter-case form of Benny (“tantrum”).

More Meanings

1. (US, slang) Alternative letter-case form of Benny (“one-hundred-dollar bill”).
2. (informal) A benefit.
3. (US, slang, obsolete) A straw hat. [early 20th century]
4. (informal) Synonym of eggs Benedict.
5. (slang, usually in the plural) An amphetamine tablet.
6. (slang, usually with "up") To take amphetamines.
7. (slang, dated) An overcoat.

Example Sentences

I've pitched pennies and downed bennies

He had been on the road that long and so bennied up.

'Like I told the police, I think she's just having a benny.'

Bulldog's habit of "bennying up" for the ball games had become a humorous item among the players.

Word Forms

• bennies
• bennying
• bennied
• bennie

Synonyms for benny

Depending on context, synonyms include bean, sesame, benni, benne.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include benne, benni, sesame, basil, built, penny.

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