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eggs benny

eggs benny is the alternative form of eggs Benedict.

Meaning of eggs Benedict

Noun

eggs Benedict sg or pl (normally plural, singular egg Benedict)

  1. (plural, plural-normally, singular) A dish consisting of slices of English muffins with poached eggs, ham or bacon and hollandaise sauce.
    • Actually, if we each had taken up the 1811's offer of two eggs Benedict apiece the next morning, we might not have needed any lunch.1997 March 23, Joseph Siano, “Since 1811, a Cozy Vermont Inn”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Jun 2009
    Synonyms:
    bene, benny, eggs bene, eggs benny

Noun capitalized: eggs Benny

eggs Benny (uncountable)

  1. (diminutive, informal) Alternative letter-case form of eggs benny.

Forms of eggs benny

alternative formeggs Benny
alternative formeggs benny

Questions about eggs benny

What is eggs benny the alternative form of?
Eggs benny is the alternative form of eggs Benedict.
What part of speech is eggs benny?
Eggs benny is a noun.

Words near eggs benny in the dictionary

  1. eggs and bacon
  2. Eggs and Bacon Bay
  3. eggs and darts
  4. eggs Arlington
  5. eggs benedict
  6. eggs benny
  7. eggs Blackstone
  8. eggs Chesapeake
  9. eggs cochon
  10. eggs Drumkilbo
  11. eggs Florentine

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