beanbag
any such game.
any similar bag used as a cushion or support, as the base for an ashtray, etc.
Also called beanbag chair . a large, soft, frameless chair resembling a beanbag, typically a clothlike plastic shell, filled with plastic chips, that molds itself readily to the contours of the occupant.
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How to use beanbag in a sentence
Dozens were beaten with batons, hit by cars, doused in pepper spray and critically wounded by rubber bullets, beanbag rounds and other police weapons.
‘It Was All Worth It.’ After Being Injured and Arrested by Police, These George Floyd Protesters Now Feel Vindicated | Melissa Chan | April 21, 2021 | TimeWhimsical word coinage is more prevalent than ever in a world where our lexicon is being continually fertilized by the playful spirit of those who play games of hallway Ping-Pong and lounge on beanbag chairs in our cyber-vineyards.
From ‘Scientist’ to ‘Spam,’ the Surprisingly Playful Origins of English Words | Ralph Keyes | April 1, 2021 | TimeIt’s basically a beanbag toss toward a sloped board with a hole in it.
PLAYBACK (2015): Could the Next Brooklyn Be … Las Vegas?! (Ep. 205) | Stephen J. Dubner | December 6, 2020 | FreakonomicsOfficers then turned to beanbag rounds, which also had no effect.
4 Houston Cops Who Shot And Killed Nicolas Chavez Fired | Hope Wright | September 11, 2020 | Essence.comIn lieu of the regulation softball used in the game of Corner Ball, Martha had stitched together a sort of large beanbag.
Blind Man's Lantern | Allen Kim Lang
You pasty-faced, overfed, white-livered beanbag experts, what do you mean by running a beauty show instead of a football game?
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British Dictionary definitions for beanbag
/ (ˈbiːnˌbæɡ) /
a small cloth bag filled with dried beans and thrown in games
Also called: sag bag a very large cushion loosely filled with foam rubber or polystyrene granules so that it moulds into a comfortable shape: used as an informal low seat
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