throw a benny

Term from the mid 80's in North Western England to describe a person (m/f) with a short temper reacting with anger and/or insult with little to no patience due to provocation.

Background. Benny, a character from the improbably successful TV Show "Crossroads" was a man of a simple nature with a short temper.

Person:"Oi !"
Protagonist:"Fuck you cocksucker. I'll come over there and fucking kick the shit out your fat ugly face!"
Person: "Shit man I was only trying to get your attention. No need to throw a benny!"

throw a benny by benny_uk April 19, 2017

Throw a Benny

someone throws their toys out of the pram / to get annoyed with someone

Dez; Look hes selling that car I sold him at mates rates!
Jimmy; Yeah he did that with that bike I sold him too, don't say anything, he'l only throw a Benny!

Throw a Benny by AndyVaugne September 3, 2016

Throw a Benny (Bennie) 

To lose ones temper in a fit of uncontrollable rage.
Came from the murder of a person with the family name of Bennie killed in Corsham Wilshire on the 12th June 1982.

Very sad story indeed, I always take a moment when walking past the house on Priory Street.

It didn’t take long until the kids in my school started saying ” Throw a Benny (Bennie) ” axtually spelled ”Bennie” as that was the family name.
Throw meaning ”to do or act in a certain way” in local slang.

Throw a Benny (Bennie) by Conkurs February 9, 2023