See Also: benny(1)(dictionary)
benny(2)(dictionary)
Goodman, Benny(dictionary)
Benny, Jack(dictionary)
Goodman, Benny(encyclopedia)
Carter, Benny(encyclopedia)
Benny (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Benny, Jack(encyclopedia)
Jack Benny - Poker(gambling)
Benny Blue, You' re All Through - Craps(gambling)

Mezzofanti (iou) and benny(2) (iou)


Mezzofanti (iou)



Mezzofanti noun. L19.
[Giuseppe Mezzofanti (1774-1849), Italian cardinal who mastered over fifty Languages.]
A person of exceptional linguistic ability.
G. M. Hopkins We have a..young sucking Mezzofanti among us who could have written in seven Languages.
mezzofantic adjective E20.

benny(2) (iou)



benny noun2. slang (orig. US). M20.
[from BEN(ZEDRINE + -Y6.]
(A tablet of) Benzedrine.