"Benny" meaning in English

See Benny in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɛni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Benny.wav Forms: Bennys [plural], Bennies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛni Etymology: Clipping of Benjamin + -y. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Benjamin}} Clipping of Benjamin, {{suffix|en||y|id2=diminutive}} + -y Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s|Bennies}} Benny (plural Bennys or Bennies)
  1. A nickname for a man named Benjamin.
    Sense id: en-Benny-en-name-5pGHISkr Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɛni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Benny.wav Forms: Bennys [plural], Bennies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛni Etymology: Clipping of Bernice; Bernadette Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Bernice; Bernadette}} Clipping of Bernice; Bernadette Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s|Bennies}} Benny (plural Bennys or Bennies)
  1. A nickname for a woman named Bernice or Bernadette.
    Sense id: en-Benny-en-name-ej0QH4UP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɛni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Benny.wav
Rhymes: -ɛni Head templates: {{en-prop}} Benny
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Benny-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A community in Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada, named after W. W. Benny. Categories (topical): Demonyms Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Villages in Canada, Villages in Ontario
    Sense id: en-Benny-en-name-dkAJpsFB Disambiguation of Demonyms: 9 6 6 23 6 14 8 5 23 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 6 4 25 4 16 6 5 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Benny.wav Forms: Bennies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛni Etymology: From the name of a dull-witted character, Benny Hawkins, in the British soap opera Crossroads. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Benny (plural Bennies)
  1. (British, slang) A stupid or dull-witted person. Tags: British, slang
    Sense id: en-Benny-en-noun-h6AqvDsp Categories (other): British English
  2. (British, slang) A temper tantrum. Tags: British, slang Categories (topical): Demonyms
    Sense id: en-Benny-en-noun-hhRy3tHu Disambiguation of Demonyms: 9 6 6 23 6 14 8 5 23 Categories (other): British English, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 6 4 25 4 16 6 5 31
  3. (British, slang) A native of the Falkland Islands. Tags: British, slang Synonyms: still
    Sense id: en-Benny-en-noun-BCxJyiug Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Benny.wav Forms: Bennies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛni Etymology: From the name of Benjamin Franklin, whose portrait is on the bill. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Benny (plural Bennies)
  1. (US, slang) A one-hundred-dollar bill. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-Benny-en-noun-b~cE-Lle Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Benny.wav Forms: Bennys [plural], Bennies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛni Etymology: Clipping of eggs Benedict. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|eggs Benedict}} Clipping of eggs Benedict Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|+}} Benny (countable and uncountable, plural Bennys or Bennies)
  1. (informal) Synonym of eggs Benedict Tags: countable, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English diminutives of male given names, English female given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, Demonyms Synonyms: eggs Benedict [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Benny-en-noun-svKlpSrz Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 3 6 3 24 5 15 7 5 30 Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 3 6 3 24 5 15 7 5 30 Disambiguation of English female given names: 4 6 4 22 6 15 8 6 28 Disambiguation of English male given names: 4 6 4 22 6 15 8 6 28 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 3 6 4 23 6 15 9 6 28 Disambiguation of Demonyms: 9 6 6 23 6 14 8 5 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, English links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 1 24 6 17 8 5 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 6 4 25 4 16 6 5 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 5 2 26 4 17 6 5 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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