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Definition of "beanbag" [bean•bag]

  • A small bag filled with dried beans and used for throwing in games. (noun)
  • A small folded bag filled with lead pellets, used as ammunition in a stun gun. (noun)
  • An article, such as a chair, that is constructed as a bag filled with small pellets. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "beanbag" in a sentence
  • "I was being foolish like some old beanbag from the Alberta Frozen Tundra who thinks Montana is in Europe and that redneck Montreal is Paris."
  • "It may have advanced characteristics and functionality beyond the conversation pit I call the beanbag chair!"
  • "The McCain campaign's negativity is like "beanbag" - but that's only because it is so inept."
Words like "beanbag"
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