stringbeany en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈstɹɪŋ.biːni/
Etymology
From string bean + -y.
Meanings
-
(informal) tall and slender
[…] doing variations on Old Devil Moon on trumpet, backed by an aging hippy on drums, a stringbeany, college student type on upright bass, and a balding man in his fifties playing an effectively understated piano.
2002, Laurance L. Priddy, Critical Evidence, page 96:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most stringbeany | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more stringbeany | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |