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Benz¹
- /bɛnz/
Rhymes with -ɛnz
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Benz.
proper noun Benzes
- A surname from German.
noun Benzes
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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.
Similar: Merc, Mercedes, Mercedes-Benz
benz²
Where it comes from
Clipping of benzedrine, originally a brand name for amphetamine. Possibly influenced by Benz (short for Mercedes-Benz), alluding to its high speed.
noun
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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.
Similar: benzie
benz³
Where it comes from
Clipping of benners, an alteration of tenners, plural of tenner (“a £10 banknote”).
noun benz
- Clipping of benners (“a bag of cannabis worth £10”). 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
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mercedes, penelope, benzo, mercedes-benz, benzing, benzel, benesch, bensinger, bensman, beneke, beno, bena, benecke, bensch, bensen, bentz
Translations
Talk about this word "benz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/benz. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. benz. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/benz "benz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/benz.Cite this
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title = {benz},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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