Benny is a derogatory term used by residents of Jersey Shore towns for tourists that visit each summer. The Jersey Shore is a term used in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States to refer to the Atlantic Ocean-facing coast of New Jersey, together with the adjacent resort and residential communities. ...

In England, the term is used as a pejorative slang term to describe anyone of apparent mental slowness, especially by children (derived from the character of the same name, played by Paul Henry in the soap opera Crossroads). In parts of England it is also used to describe a person in a fit of rage or having a tantrum as in "He's having a benny". There are other people called Paul Henry Paul Henry, born 1947 in Birmingham, is a British actor whose best-known role was Benny Hawkins, a bumbling semi-rustic handyman he played from 1975 to 1988 in the soap opera Crossroads. ... For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... Crossroads is a British television soap opera set in a motel near Birmingham, England. ...

Usually only North & Central Jersey shore residents will use the term, "Benny", as South Jersey shore people tend to use the term "Shoobie" because day-trippers would bring their lunches to the beach in shoeboxes. A shoobie (or shoebie) is a derogatory term used in New Jersey to describe a person usually from the Philadelphia area or NYC, who visits the seashore for a brief period of time, primarily to use the beach during the summer months. ...

History

Locals say that the term stands for the names of the cities along the New Jersey Transit - North Jersey Coast Line: Bayonne, Elizabeth, Newark, and New York, although this may be a backronym. Seal of Bayonne Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. ... Map of Elizabeth in Union County Union County Court House Elizabeth is a City in Union County, New Jersey, in the United States. ... Nickname: Map of Newark in Essex County County Essex Founded/Incorporated 1666/1836 Government  - Mayor Cory Booker, term of office 2006–2010 Area [1]  - City 67. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... A backronym (or bacronym) is a phrase that is constructed after the fact from a previously existing abbreviation, the abbreviation being an initialism or an acronym. ...

A further theory to the origin of this word comes from an earlier time. In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s many of the resort areas around New York City were restricted. Jews (as well as other ethnic groups) were not allowed in these resort areas. Many Jewish families would vacation at the Jersey Shore. The town of Lakewood became a popular resort destination. The local population referred to these visitors as “Bennies” from the very common Jewish name of Benjamin. In later years the term has been used to describe anyone that visits the Jersey Shore.

Shoe Bee's origin also from out of town vacationers who wore their "shoes on the beach."

Stereotypical Behavior

• Asking for directions back to the Parkway
• Asking for directions to the beach
• Wearing sneakers or socks with sandals on the beach
• Quickly acquiring a full-body sunburn
• Crowding the stores and restaurants and generally making life difficult for year-round residents.
• Asking for change for a dollar in quarters and dimes for use on the parkway tolls.
• Having a "farmer's tan" or "t-shirt tan"
• Getting in the way of surfers or body boarders in the ocean.
• Getting into arguments and sometimes even fights with locals
• Talking with a distinct New York or North(east) Jersey accent
• Calling the beach "the shore"
• Although looked down upon, they typically tip better than the locals.
• Are known to say, "I own this town."
• Arriving on Memorial Day and leaving on Labor Day.

There are a number of anti-Benny phrases around the shore, with the most popular one being "Benny Go Home!"[1] The Garden State Parkway is a 174. ... The Garden State Parkway is a 174. ... See World Wide Web for surfing the web; see also Wind surfing Surfing at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. ... A bodyboard is an instrument of wave riding consisting of a small roughly rectangular piece of foam, shaped to a hydrodynamic form. ... Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May (observed this year on 2007-05-28). ... Labour Day (or Labor Day) is an annual holiday that resulted from efforts of the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. ...

There are two songs describing a stereotypical Benny one is titled "I'm A Benny" by Mike Mullane.[2] the other is "Seaside Tony" by 7minds [3]

Areas of Use

• Asbury Park
• Avon
• Barnegat
• Barnegat Light
• Bayhead
• Bayville
• Beach Haven
• Beachwood
• Belmar
• Berkley Township
• Bradley Beach
• Brick
• Bricktown
• Brielle
• Chadwick Beach
• Chadwick Island
• Forked River
• Harvey Cedars
• Lacey Township
• Lavallette
• Little Silver
• Long Branch
• Manahawkin
• Manasquan
• Mantoloking
• Monmouth Beach
• Monterey Beach
• Normandy Beach
• Normandy Shores
• North Lavallette
• Ocean Beach 1
• Ocean Beach 2
• Ocean Beach 3
• Oceanport
• Ortley Beach
• Pelican Island
• Pine Beach
• Point Pleasant Beach
• Point Pleasant Borough
• Sandy Hook
• Sea Bright
• Sea Girt
• Seaside Heights
• Seaside Park
• Ship Bottom
• Shrewsbury
• Silver Beach
• South Seaside Park
• South Toms River
• Spring Lake
• Surf City
• Toms River
• Tuckerton
• Waretown
• West Long Branch
• West Point Island

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Sources

• Benny Go Home.com
• Benny (Bayonne, Elizabeth, Newark, New York acronym?)
• Click here to hear the song "I'm A Benny" by Mike Mullane and The Traveling Cunanans.