Sentence examples for a benny from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a benny" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in informal contexts to refer to a benefit or advantage, often in a casual or slang manner.
Example: "Getting that extra day off was a real benny for everyone on the team."
Alternatives: "a perk" or "a bonus".

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Well, some have described him as a Benny Hill of the barricades.

Or, to put it another way, just as there will always be an England, there always be a Benny.

When one person comes into the area and pronounces the name of the town "Forkt River," that person is called a Benny, or an out-of-towner.

A beat cop interprets the force's shop talk for McKelway: his shift is a tour, his uniform a bag, his winter overcoat a benny, an influential friend a rabbi and his wife, even to her face, the cook.

Someone whose primary residence is outside the township, for example, might still be referred to as a Benny, a term some say originated in the 1940's when waves of day trippers invaded Jersey Shore communities.

The group played the old songs: "Snowblind," "War Pigs," "Iron Man" and so on, and Ozzy Osbourne, the absent-minded figurehead of Ozzfest, seemed like a Benny Hill sendup with his wide eyes, batty smile and uncoordinated jumping jacks.

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There are "food buddies" and "culture buddies" and even a CEO buddy (Birkir Hólm Guðnason, head of Icelandair, is a volunteer) but I've asked for an "adventure buddy" and based on my stated interests (hiking, huts and hot springs), I'm allocated Captain Björn Ingi Haflidason, a dashing 47-year-old pilot with a Benny-from-Abba beard whose interests include heli-skiing and extreme sports.

A real Benny, a tourist, you know".

Benny quickly submitted, tabbing Blanc to do the train station announcer, a parrot who called Benny a cheapskate, a harried retail salesman, Benny's exasperated violin teacher Prof. LeBlanc, and Cy from Tijuana, who answered most queries, "Si".

Christopher Camille, Midnight Riders, author of NE tactics blog Soccer Theory: After an uneventful first half against the Chicago Fire on June 2nd, (and a season without a goal or an assist) Benny Feilhaber finally sprung to life.

A late Benny Cross goal gave Burnley a 1 0 win over Manchester United at Turf Moor, extending the team's unbeaten record to 30 matches.

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