benny

[ ben-ee ]
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noun,plural ben·nies.Slang.
  1. Benzedrine, especially in tablet form.

  2. any amphetamine tablet.

Origin of benny

1
1950–55, Americanism; by alteration and shortening of Benzedrine; see -y2

Other definitions for Benny (2 of 2)

Benny
[ ben-ee ]

noun
  1. Jack Benjamin Kubelsky, 1894–1974, U.S. comedian.

  2. a male given name, form of Benjamin.

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How to use benny in a sentence

  • He lifted the lamp from his cap again and held it up close to Bennies face.

    The Blind Brother | Homer Greene
  • The light of hope flashed up in Bennies breast with the thought.

    The Blind Brother | Homer Greene
  • The whisperings of conscience were drowned in the anticipation of Bennies joy.

    The Blind Brother | Homer Greene
  • The giants huge hand dropped upon Bennies little one, and held it in a painful grasp.

    The Blind Brother | Homer Greene
  • He knew that for him Bennies answer meant either a return to a measure of the old happiness, or a plunging into deeper misery.

    The Blind Brother | Homer Greene

British Dictionary definitions for benny (1 of 3)

benny1

/ (ˈbɛnɪ) /


nounplural -nies
  1. old-fashioned, slang an amphetamine tablet, esp benzedrine: a stimulant

Origin of benny

1
C20: shortened from Benzedrine

British Dictionary definitions for benny (2 of 3)

benny2

/ (ˈbɛnɪ) /


nounplural -nies
  1. US slang a man's overcoat

Origin of benny

2
C19: from Benjamin, perhaps from a tailor's name

British Dictionary definitions for Benny (3 of 3)

Benny

/ (ˈbɛnɪ) /


noun
  1. Jack, real name Benjamin Kubelsky . 1894–1974, US comedian

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