Bonny vs Benny - What's the difference?
bonny | benny |
(mining) A round and compact bed of ore, or a distinct bed, not communicating with a vein.
(Webster 1913)
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(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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As nouns the difference between bonny and benny
is that bonny is (mining) a round and compact bed of ore, or a distinct bed, not communicating with a vein while benny is a stupid or dull-witted person or benny can be (label) a one-hundred-dollar bill.As an adjective bonny
is (geordie).As a proper noun benny is
a male nickname for benjamin or benny can be a female nickname for bernice or bernadette.bonny
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) boni, probably from (etyl) bon, feminine . See (bounty), and compare (bonus), (boon).References
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Noun
(bonnies)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.