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Benz

//bɛnz// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.
Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Mercedes-Benz. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal

    "It was a Benz, an unusual car in this neighborhood, blue with a thick white stripe bisecting the hood, the roof, and the trunk."

  2. 2
    The drug amphetamine, used recreationally for its stimulant effects. slang, uncountable

    "Now from taking all this Benz and scrumpy and stuff, I wasn’t all that bright on remembering where I had been and what I was doing most of the time, and even when people spoke to me it took me about two minutes to register what they had said."

  3. 3
    Clipping of benners (“a bag of cannabis worth £10”). UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang

    "What's that smell in the chеst of drawers? / Young boy sellin' them benz and scores / Gotta get rich in desperate cause / Talk about drill, gotta mention moi"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From German Benz.

Etymology 2

From German Benz.

Etymology 3

Clipping of benzedrine, originally a brand name for amphetamine. Possibly influenced by Benz (short for Mercedes-Benz), alluding to its high speed.

Etymology 4

Clipping of benners, an alteration of tenners, plural of tenner (“a £10 banknote”).

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