benny
noun
Benzedrine, especially in tablet form.
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- a variation of benne.
benny
1 American
[ben-ee]
/ ˈbɛn i /
Benny
2
American
[ben-ee]
/ ˈbɛn i /
Benny
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British
/ ˈbɛnɪ /
noun
benny
2
British
/ ˈbɛnɪ /
noun
benny
3
British
/ ˈbɛnɪ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of benny
1950–55, by alteration and shortening of Benzedrine; see -y 2
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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
"I can get along without the benny," reflected the Kid, "because I'm naturally warm-blooded, but take away my old white kettle and I'm a soldier gone to war without his gun."
From Old Man Curry Race Track Stories by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
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
Matt Damon and Jimmy Kimmel, who ripped off their rivalry bit from Fred Allen and Jack Benny!
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The 34-year-old singer and actress purchased the six-bedroom, 8.5-bathroom dwelling for $4.89 million in 2020, around three years before she began dating Benny Blanco, 38, whom she wed in September 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
When Mr. Gallant entered the meeting room a few hours later, he was thus surprised to see Benny Gantz, the top-polling opposition leader, already present, along with Mr. Gantz’s political partner, Gadi Eisenkot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Millie, 11, and Benny, 11, from the same school also saw the painting.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Sometimes Benny and I go look at them, just ’cause it’s so creepy to see so many in one place.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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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