benz
/bɛnz/
benz noun: the drug amphetamine, used recreationally for its stimulant effects. Also the clipping of benners.
Noun (1)
benz (uncountable)
- The drug amphetamine, used recreationally for its stimulant effects.
- 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.1961, Frank Norman, “A Parrot, a Juke-box and the Benz” (chapter 3), in Stand on Me: A true story of Soho with a glossary of slang, for those who need it, New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, Inc....
- Synonyms:
- benzie
Proper noun capitalized: Benz
Benz (plural Benzes)
- A surname from German.
Noun (2) capitalized: Benz
Benz (plural Benzes)
- Ellipsis of Mercedes-Benz.
- It was a Benz, an unusual car in this neighborhood, blue with a thick white stripe bisecting the hood, the roof, and the trunk.2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 110
- Synonyms:
- Merc, Mercedes, Mercedes-Benz
Also used as
benz is also the clipping of benners.
benz meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
benz in Hindi
- बेंज, बेंज़
benz in Tamil
- பென்ஸ்
benz in Marathi
- बेंझ, बेंज, बेन्झ
benz in Urdu
- بینز
More languagesFewer languages
- benz in Bengali
- বেঞ্জ, বেনজ
- benz in Telugu
- బెంజ్, బెన్జ్
- benz in Malayalam
- ബെൻസ്
- benz in Kannada
- ಬೆನ್ಜ್, ಬೆಂಜ್, ಬೆಂಝ್
- benz in Punjabi
- ਬੈਂਜ਼, ਬੇਂਜ਼, ਬੇਨਜ਼
- benz in Gujarati
- બેન્ઝ, બેંઝ
- benz in Odia
- ବେନ୍ଜ୍, ବେଞ୍ଜ୍, ବେଞ୍ଜ
- benz in Nepali
- बेन्ज, बेनज, बेंज
Synonyms of benz
- benzie
- Merc
- Mercedes
- Mercedes-Benz
Forms of benz
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | benz |
| plural | Benzes |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Benzes |
Origin of benz
Clipping of benzedrine, originally a brand name for amphetamine. Possibly influenced by Benz (short for Mercedes-Benz), alluding to its high speed.
Clipping of benners, an alteration of tenners, plural of tenner (“a £10 banknote”).
Borrowed from German Benz.
Words that rhyme with benz
Questions about benz
- What does benz mean?
- Benz means the drug amphetamine, used recreationally for its stimulant effects.
- What is benz in Hindi?
- Benz in Hindi is बेंज, बेंज़. See Benz meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is benz?
- Benz can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce benz?
- Benz is pronounced /bɛnz/.
- What is the plural of benz?
- The plural of benz is benz.
Words near benz in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: benz (page history and authors); Benz (page history and authors); benz (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benz (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benz (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benz (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benz (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benz (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benz (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benz (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benz (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benz (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benz (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); benz (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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