"bennied-up" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more bennied-up [comparative], most bennied-up [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} bennied-up (comparative more bennied-up, superlative most bennied-up)
  1. Intoxicated by benzedrine or other amphetamines. Synonyms: stoned, bennied up
    Sense id: en-bennied-up-en-adj-jjB-yp37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1989, Roy Blount, Jr., About Three Bricks Shy ... and the Load Filled Up: The Story of the Greatest Football Team Ever, →ISBN:",
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