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In some senses, benny is marked as slang, informal, dated, obsolete, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
benny
/ˈbɛni/
noun 13name 4verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
all
VERB + BENNY
miss, took
BENNY + NOUN
fans, hill, liquor
PREP.
out
Definitions
noun
1
An amphetamine tablet.
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
verb
1
To take amphetamines.
Bulldog's habit of "bennying up" for the ball games had become a humorous item among the players.
He had been on the road that long and so bennied up.
noun
1
Alternative letter-case form of Benny (“tantrum”).
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.'
2
Alternative letter-case form of Benny (“one-hundred-dollar bill”).
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Synonyms
noun — East Indian annual erect herb
- sesame
- benne
- benni
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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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.
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I've pitched pennies and downed bennies
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“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?”
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Bulldog's habit of "bennying up" for the ball games had become a humorous item among the players.
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He had been on the road that long and so bennied up.
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"If you guys got any brains," the tired and bennied driver said, "you'll keep your sweet fannies t'hell out of it.
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