Benny, Jack Benny, Benjamin Kubelsky
(noun) United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974)
sesame, benne, benni, benny, Sesamum indicum
(noun) East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Benny (plural Bennys or Bennies)
A nickname for a man named Benjamin.
Benny (plural Bennys or Bennies)
A nickname for a woman named Bernice or Bernadette.
From the name of a dull-witted character, Benny Hawkins, in the British soap opera Crossroads
Benny (plural Bennies)
(British, slang) A stupid or dull-witted person.
(British, slang) A temper tantrum.
(British, slang) A native of the Falkland Islands.
Synonym: still
From the name of Benjamin Franklin, whose portrait is on the bill.
Benny (plural Bennies)
(US, slang) A one-hundred-dollar bill.
Benny (countable and uncountable, plural Bennys or Bennies)
(informal) synonym of eggs Benedict
Abbreviated from Benzedrine
benny (plural bennies)
(slang) An amphetamine tablet.
(UK, slang) A tantrum; a fit of furious or erratic behaviour.
benny (third-person singular simple present bennies, present participle bennying, simple past and past participle bennied)
(slang, usually with "up") To take amphetamines.
Abbreviation of benefit
benny (plural bennies)
(informal) A benefit.
benny (plural bennies)
(slang, dated) An overcoat.
(US, slang, obsolete) A straw hat. [early 20th century]
benny (plural bennies)
(informal) synonym of eggs Benedict
Source: Wiktionary
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
