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beanbag en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • bēnʹbăg
  • /ˈbiːnbæɡ/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From bean + bag.

Meanings

  1. A small cloth bag filled with drybeans, used as a toy or for exercising the hands.
    • Does it bounce around like a superball in a hollow cavity? Or does it rapidly lose its force, like a beanbag hitting a pillow? 1992, Rick Altman, Sound theory, sound practice, page 40:
  2. A type of juggling ball usually made from leather or cloth stuffed with dry beans.
  3. (plural-normally, slang) A testicle.
  4. (derogatory, slang) An idiot.
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of beanbag chair.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bean bag alternative lexicographic
beanbags Number=Plur lexicographic
bean-bag alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

beanbag chair · bean-bag baton · beanless bag · bean-bag chair · beanless bag chair · beanbag race

Synonyms

hacky sack

Translations (24)

hu babzsákfotel (piece of furniture) · de Puff (piece of furniture) · es puf (piece of furniture) · ru бинбэ́г (piece of furniture) · ja ビーンバッグ (small cloth bag) · pt pufe (piece of furniture) · yue 豆袋 (small cloth bag) · cmn 懶人沙發 /懒人沙发 (piece of furniture) · de Bean Bag (small cloth bag) · fi papupussi (small cloth bag) · cmn 豆袋沙發 /豆袋沙发 (piece of furniture) · sv saccosäck (piece of furniture) · fi säkkituoli (piece of furniture) · es bolsa para frejoles (small cloth bag) · ru кре́сло-мешо́к (piece of furniture) · hu babzsák (piece of furniture) · nl zitzak (piece of furniture) · de Sitzsack (piece of furniture) · ja ビーンバッグ (piece of furniture) · hu babzsák (small cloth bag) · ru кре́сло-пуф (piece of furniture) · fr fauteuil-sac (piece of furniture) · cmn 豆袋 (small cloth bag) · it Sacco (piece of furniture)

wikipedia: Bean bag chair

beanbag en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • bēnʹbăg
  • /ˈbiːnbæɡ/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From bean + bag.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To shoot with a baton round consisting of a bag of shot.
    • I've beanbagged people before, and nobody has ever just stood right back up, even from a glancing blow. 2010, Joe McKinney, Dead City, page 21:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bean-bag alternative lexicographic
bean bag alternative lexicographic
beanbagged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beanbagged Tense=Past lexicographic
beanbagging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
beanbags Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

wikipedia: Bean bag chair