name
Meaning 1
A nickname for a man named Benjamin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
benny
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/ˈbɛni/
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rhymes with -ɛni
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CMU ARPABET: B EH1 N IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A nickname for a woman named Bernice or Bernadette.
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name
Meaning 3
A surname.
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name
Meaning 4
A community in Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada, named after W. W. Benny.
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noun
Meaning 5
An amphetamine tablet.
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Usage: plural-normally, slang
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Synonyms: bean
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noun
Meaning 6
Alternative letter-case form of Benny (“tantrum”).
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Usage: UK, alt-of, slang
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noun
Meaning 7
Alternative letter-case form of Benny (“one-hundred-dollar bill”).
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Usage: US, alt-of, slang
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noun
Meaning 8
A benefit.
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Usage: informal
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noun
Meaning 9
An overcoat.
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Usage: dated, slang
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noun
Meaning 10
A straw hat.
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Usage: US, obsolete, slang
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noun
Meaning 11
Synonym of eggs Benedict.
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Usage: informal
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Synonyms: eggs Benedict
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noun
Meaning 12
A stupid or dull-witted person.
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Usage: UK, slang
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noun
Meaning 13
A temper tantrum.
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Usage: UK, slang
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noun
Meaning 14
A native of the Falkland Islands.
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Usage: UK, slang
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Synonyms: still
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noun
Meaning 15
A one-hundred-dollar bill.
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Usage: US, slang
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noun
Meaning 16
A beach tourist; especially an irritating or gaudy one from Northern New Jersey, New York, or other states.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-Jersey, Southern, slang
Qualifier: slightly derogatory
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verb
Meaning 17
To take amphetamines.
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Usage: slang, usually
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noun
Meaning 18
United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Jack Benny, Benjamin Kubelsky
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Broader terms: comedian, comic
noun
Meaning 19
East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sesame, benne, benni, Sesamum indicum
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
Etymology
Clipping of Benjamin + -y.
Clipping of Bernice or Bernadette.
Etymology tree English ben(zedrine) Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English benny From ben(zedrine) + -y.
From Benny.
Abbreviation of benefit.
Unknown or disputed. Attested from the late 19th century. Possibly from benjamin, slang from the early 19th century for a type of greatcoat. Possibly in reference to Uncle Benny or Uncle Ben (“a pawnbroker”), who might accept coats during the warm summer months, though the latter slang term does not appear to be attested before 1920.
Clipping of eggs Benedict.
From the name of a dull-witted character, Benny Hawkins, in the British soap opera Crossroads. As a nickname for a Falkland Islander, possibly from their preference for woolly hats similar to those worn by the character.
From the name of Benjamin Franklin, whose portrait is on the bill.
Uncertain, with myriad competing theories, some quite fanciful. Compare other mainly-Jersey Shore slang shoobie (“awkward beach tourist”).
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