beanbag

See also: bean bag

English

Beanbags (toys)

Alternative forms

Etymology

bean + bag

Pronunciation

  • enPR: bēnʹbăg, IPA(key): /ˈbiːnbæɡ/
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Noun

beanbag (plural beanbags)

  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.
    • 1992, Rick Altman, Sound theory, sound practice, page 40:
      Does it bounce around like a superball in a hollow cavity? Or does it rapidly lose its force, like a beanbag hitting a pillow?
  3. A type of juggling ball usually made from leather or cloth stuffed with dry beans.
  4. (slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.
  5. (slang) An idiot.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • bean-bag baton
  • bean-bag chair, beanbag chair

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