benny
/ˈbɛni/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.60 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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"
- "“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?”"
- "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."
- ""If you guys got any brains," the tired and bennied driver said, "you'll keep your sweet fannies t'hell out of it."
Etymology
Etymology tree English ben(zedrine) Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English benny From ben(zedrine) + -y.
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: y