"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

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          "ref": "1998, David Sterritt, Mad to be Saved: The Beats, the '50s, and Film, page 194",
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          "ref": "2008, Michael Supe Granda, It Shined: The Saga of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, page 276",
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