benny
noun
Benzedrine, especially in tablet form.
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- a variation of benne.
benny
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[ben-ee]
/ ˈbɛn i /
Benny
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[ben-ee]
/ ˈbɛn i /
Benny
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/ ˈbɛnɪ /
noun
benny
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/ ˈbɛnɪ /
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benny
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/ ˈbɛnɪ /
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Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of benny
1950–55, by alteration and shortening of Benzedrine; see -y 2
Example Sentences
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There’s a place called Sweet Butter down on Ventura Boulevard, and they do a real nice eggs benny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
O’Toole falls in behind the lad in the fur benny as he passes him, with collar turned up and leggins working at a double-time through the snow.”
From Whispering Wires by Henry Leverage
Say, near as I kin tell by feelin' it, dat ain't such a bum benny you're sportin'.
From The Life of the Party by James M. Preston
But look you, niece Magdalen, I 'ave got five tousand pounds: if you marry him I vill not give you a benny.
From The Fatal Boots by William Makepeace Thackeray
He tailed the lad in the fur benny from the drug-store and came here.
From Whispering Wires by Henry Leverage
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way," Carr told conservative podcaster Benny Johnson.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Their manager Benny Ashburn spent his summer organizing shows for the Commodores on Martha’s Vineyard to test-market the band.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
One advocate of this approach is author Benny Lewis, who popularized a communicative learning approach he calls “language hacking” which focuses on the language skills needed for conversation.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
Selena Gomez is preparing to bid farewell to her former bachelorette pad, listing the sprawling Encino home for $6.49 million, just 6 months after she married Benny Blanco.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
She was anxious about seeing Benny again after their super-weird conversation a couple of days ago.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
Law school deans and lawyers can’t match those bennies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
Take I-5 South from Seattle to WA-8 / US-12 W and stop at Brunch 101 for a hearty toast, bennies, or cheesecake French toast in Hoquiam, just past Aberdeen.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2023
The creators, Amit Bhalla and Lucas Jansen, have conceived an alternative, future-past Earth that looks like an illustrator was hired to design a space-themed malt-shop menu in 1955 and got hopped up on bennies.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
Stepping into HBO’s subscription-only chamber meant being part of a prestige brand: no ads, that gorgeous hissing logo, critical bennies.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 12, 2015
For example, Clif Bar is known for such bennies as a full-blown fitness center, paid time for working out and stipends for signing up for races or events.
From Time ● Oct. 3, 2012
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