benz — ozdic

Definitions

name

1

A surname from German.

noun

1

Ellipsis of Mercedes-Benz.

It was a Benz, an unusual car in this neighborhood, blue with a thick white stripe bisecting the hood, the roof, and the trunk.

noun

1

The drug amphetamine, used recreationally for its stimulant effects.

Now from taking all this Benz and scrumpy and stuff, I wasn’t all that bright on remembering where I had been and what I was doing most of the time, and even when people spoke to me it took me about two minutes to register what they had said.

Collocations

4

ADJ.

all, other, scrumpy, unusual

I borrowed my dad's old benz for the weekend and it ran pretty well.

VERB + BENZ

invented, sellin', taking

My cousin was selling benz out of his apartment until the cops shut him down.

BENZ + NOUN

car

He saved up for years to buy a brand new Benz car.

PREP.

in, than

He arrived in a shiny new Benz that impressed everyone at the party.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

It was a Benz, an unusual car in this neighborhood, blue with a thick white stripe bisecting the hood, the roof, and the trunk.

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02

Now from taking all this Benz and scrumpy and stuff, I wasn’t all that bright on remembering where I had been and what I was doing most of the time, and even when people spoke to me it took me about t

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03

What's that smell in the chеst of drawers? / Young boy sellin' them benz and scores / Gotta get rich in desperate cause / Talk about drill, gotta mention moi

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04

He has two cars; one is a Benz and the other is a Porsche.

Tatoeba · #299043

05

A Ford car costs less than a Mercedes Benz.

Tatoeba · #681339

06

Carl Benz obtained in 1886 the patent for the first car.

Tatoeba · #3678676

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, benz is marked as informal, slang, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.