benny
noun
Benzedrine, especially in tablet form.
benny
1 American
[ben-ee]
/ ˈbɛn i /
Benny
2
American
[ben-ee]
/ ˈbɛn i /
Benny
1
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
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
He tailed the lad in the fur benny from the drug-store and came here.
From Whispering Wires by Leverage, Henry
Ven I was ruint in the United States I game back to England, and I hat not one benny.
From Despair's Last Journey by Murray, David Christie
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 Preston, James M.
The uniform he wore under the benny was olive-drab with bars on his shoulder.
From Whispering Wires by Leverage, Henry
"I thought it was really interesting because just the fact that it got so popular over the years is really fascinating," Benny said.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Benny Roman, who cleans at Times Square subway station, says he once encountered a man who threw a whole plate of food on the floor before him, then told him to clean it up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 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
Benny thrust a bag overflowing with various sweet breads and Christmas cookies at Isa.
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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