English Explanatory Dictionary

beanbag

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A piece of soft furniture consisting of a leather or vinyl covering stuffed with dry beans or other similar pellets.
  2. A small cloth bag filled with dry beans, used as a toy or for exercising the hands.
  3. A type of juggling ball usually made from leather or cloth stuffed with dry beans.
  4. A testicle.
  5. An idiot.
verb
  1. To shoot with a baton round consisting of a bag of shot.

Pronunciation

bēnʹbăg /ˈbiːnbæɡ/ en-us-beanbag.ogg

Word forms

beanbag beanbags bean bag bean-bag beanbagging beanbagged

Etymology

From bean + bag.

Synonyms

beanbag chair Hacky-Sack

Derived words

bean-bag baton bean-bag chair beanbag chair Sacco chair beanbag race
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