Meaning of Benny | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An amphetamine tablet.
   plural-normally, slang
2. Alternative letter-case form of Benny (“tantrum”).
   UK, alt-of, slang
3. A benefit.
   informal
4. An overcoat.
   dated, slang
5. Synonym of eggs Benedict.
   informal
6. A nickname for a man named Benjamin.
7. A nickname for a woman named Bernice or Bernadette.
8. A stupid or dull-witted person.
   British, slang
9. A one-hundred-dollar bill.
   US, slang
10. A surname.
11. A beach tourist; especially an irritating or gaudy one from Northern New Jersey, New York, or other states.
    New-Jersey, Southern, slang
12. Alternative letter-case form of Benny (“one-hundred-dollar bill”).
    US, alt-of, slang
13. A straw hat.
    US, obsolete, slang
14. A temper tantrum.
    British, slang
15. A community in Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada, named after W. W. Benny.
16. A native of the Falkland Islands.
    British, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“I've pitched pennies and downed bennies”

““Whatchu got, man?” / “Reds, bennies, dexies, yellow jackets, demmies.” / “Yeah, demmies're good shit, man. I pay⟳ you. Fuck. I got money. I'm hurting inside. Got beat⟳ up. Where my money?””

“BTW, you might like⟳ to see⟳ what happens to CM00-01 when one of your sticks of memory decides to have⟳ a benny:”

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

“"Stop⟳ having a benny, Liam." Gwen was getting agitated. Liam was failing miserably at his attempts to get⟳ Casey to back down.”

“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.”

“A benny of using an older modem is that it usually includes a good manual on the AT command set⟳.”

“A "benny" of being curious and continuing to learn⟳ and grow⟳ is that you […]”

“After depositing the larger items at the post⟳ office for the free ride⟳ home (a benny of being overseas: free mail), we headed back to the plane.”

“[…] and figuring on where the engraved papers were going to come⟳ from that 'ud enable me to yank one of the bennies out of the eaves. Nobody ever saw⟳ me without an overcoat, and the right kind of an overcoat, […]”

“Horse-hide coats are common, but real "honest t' God" fur bennies are very, very scarce.”

“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.”

“Buffet fans can brunch until your heart's content at Westin Bayshore’s H2 Rotisserie & Bar, where the daily breakfast buffet features free-range eggs cooked to order⟳, bennies, pancakes, waffles, smoked bacon, sausage links, seasonal fruit, freshly made pastries, and much more.”

“Money coming in plenty / Twenties, fifties and Bennies”

“This special version of eggs Benedict will win⟳ the hearts of all the Benny fans out there.”

“This would definitely be a Becca-approved Benedict, which sings high praise⟳. The girl knows her Bennys.”

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