Benny
American SlangDefinition
- Jersey Shore slang, often derogatory: a summertime tourist from North Jersey/NYC. - Dated U.S. drug slang: an amphetamine (Benzedrine) pill (often heard in the plural, “bennies”).
Examples
"The locals groaned, “Here come the Bennys,” as cars with New York plates packed the shore town for the weekend."
"He looked like a total Benny, lugging a giant cooler and blasting club music down the boardwalk."
"In mid-century pulp novels, characters would sometimes take bennies to stay awake through the night."