Benny vs Beany - What's the difference?
benny | beany |
(slang) An amphetamine tablet.
(UK, slang) A tantrum; a fit of furious or erratic behaviour.
* 2001 , "Neil Davey", Sacked Referees'' (on newsgroup ''alt.games.champ-man )
* 2010 , Ian Sansom, The Bad Book Affair
* 2011 , Kate Morgan, Wicked Games (page 34)
A benefit.
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Resembling or characteristic of beans.
* 1863 , The country gentleman (volume 21, page 331)
* 1977 , Pat Flower, Cobweb
* 1985 , William Shurtleff, Akiko Aoyagi, Tofutti and Other Soy Ice Creams (page 221)
As a noun benny
is an amphetamine tablet.As a proper noun Benny
is a male nickname for Benjamin.As an adjective beany is
resembling or characteristic of beans.benny
English
Etymology 1
Abbreviated fromNoun
(bennies)- BTW, you might like to see what happens to CM00-01 when one of your sticks of memory decides to have a benny :
- 'Like I told the police, I think she's just having a benny .'
- "Stop having a benny , Liam." Gwen was getting agitated. Liam was failing miserably at his attempts to get Casey to back down.
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of benefitAlternative forms
* bennieNoun
(bennies)beany
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Those who like the beany taste in baked beans, will like the Pea bean better than the Blue Pod
- He kept whoever it was waiting while he wiped up the beany mess.
- Some producers even add powdered soymilk or soy flour, but the latter can give an objectionable beany flavor.