Synonyms for benny


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ben-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɛn i

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Définition of benny

Origin :
  • "cart-driver," late 12c., from Anglo-French careter, and in part an agent noun from cart (v.).
  • As in amphetamine : noun hard drug
Example sentences :
  • In the white moonlight, she and Benny looked as if they had been carved from stone.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • Their sickness was the hand of God, but Benny just ain't had enough to eat.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • Before the corn was in tassel, he had been laid beside Benny.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • Nellie was huddled against her mother, who sat, idle, with little Benny in her arms.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • Benny came running in, all out of breath, and said you wished to see us at once.
  • Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards
  • "I—I dreamed it," said Benny, almost ready to cry for shame and disappointment.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 26, 1880 » by Various
  • She said Benny was the only one that was much help to him these days.
  • Extract from : « Tom Sawyer, Detective » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • Said Benny appeared to know just when to try to soothe him and when to leave him alone.
  • Extract from : « Tom Sawyer, Detective » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • And I knowed Benny seen him, too, because she was talking about it one day.
  • Extract from : « Tom Sawyer, Detective » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • Why, Benny's only half as old as he is, and just as sweet and lovely as—well, you've seen her.
  • Extract from : « Tom Sawyer, Detective » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

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