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Benny vs Betty - What's the difference?

benny | betty |

As proper nouns the difference between benny and betty

is that benny is a male nickname for benjamin or benny can be a female nickname for bernice or bernadette while betty is .

As a noun benny

is a stupid or dull-witted person or benny can be (label) a one-hundred-dollar bill.

benny

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviated from

Noun

(bennies)
  • (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 )
    • BTW, you might like to see what happens to CM00-01 when one of your sticks of memory decides to have a benny :
  • * 2010 , Ian Sansom, The Bad Book Affair
    • 'Like I told the police, I think she's just having a benny .'
  • * 2011 , Kate Morgan, Wicked Games (page 34)
    • "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 benefit

    Alternative forms

    * bennie

    Noun

    (bennies)
  • A benefit.
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    • betty

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (bar used by thieves to open doors) bettee * (attractive woman) Betty

    Noun

    (betties)
  • (slang, slightly pejorative) An attractive woman; a babe.
  • A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open; a jemmy.
  • * Arbuthnot
    • The powerful betty , or the artful picklock.
  • (archaic, derogatory) A man who interferes with the duties of women in a household, or who occupies himself with womanish matters.
  • (US, archaic) A pear-shaped bottle covered with straw, in which olive oil is sometimes brought from Italy; a Florence flask.
    • (Bartlett)
    (Webster 1913)

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