Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An amphetamine tablet taken as a stimulant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun same as
benne orbenni . - noun same as
bennie .
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- noun slang An
amphetamine tablet. - noun UK, slang A
tantrum ; a fit of furious or erratic behaviour.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
- noun United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974)
Etymologies
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Examples
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April 27th, 2006 at 3: 40 pm cousin benny says: fitz to all my brothers and sisters. the best way to deal wit JPOD is to ignore him
Think Progress » Right-Wing Bloggers Give ThinkProgress Advice About Tony Snow 2006
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May 15th, 2006 at 12: 18 pm cousin benny says: frist his ass
Think Progress » VIDEO: David Corn Confronts Rove On Lying About Plame Leak 2006
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April 13th, 2006 at 3: 44 pm cousin benny says: you can honor the families of the dead and still question the official story. in fact the greatest way to honor the victims of 911 is to find out what really happened. true patriots constantly and vigorously question their government, especially when the media refuses to.
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235 Responses to “ThinkFast: May 16, 2006” cousin benny says: heckuva job TP
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His haircuts, which take hours and often days, are immediately recognizable throughout the Zone, revealing as they do the hair-by-hair singlemindedness of the "benny" habitue.
Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978
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A "benny", is derogatory name derived from an acronym of some of the places the tourists come from: Bayonne, Elizabeth, Newark and New York.
BBC News - Home 2011
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Who else gets this kind of benny in tough economy?
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"Bentlam, known also to the trade by such nicknames as" benny, "" benweed, "" happy-sleep, "and others, is a shredded, moistly fibrous material of about the same consistency and texture as fine-cut chewing tobacco.
Gray Lensman Smith, E. E. 1950
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Only mentioning that 'cos when I worked, I didn't take coverage and LI was not provided as a benny.
The Health Care Market, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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MJ: if u voted for Obama, u have no right to criticize any political candidate's resume. benny
Palin to step down as governor, not seeking re-election 2009
yarb commented on the word benny
When I was a kid this was slang for a tantrum, or paddy.
"OK, calm down. Don't have a benny."
August 30, 2008