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beanbag

[been-bag]

noun

a small cloth bag filled with dried beans, as for tossing in various children's games.
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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Nearby words

  1. bean town,
  2. bean tree,
  3. bean weevil,
  4. bean, roy,
  5. bean-counter,
  6. beanbag gun,
  7. beanery,
  8. beanfeast,
  9. beanie,
  10. beano

Origin of beanbag

First recorded in 1870–75; bean + bag
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British Dictionary definitions for bean bag

beanbag

noun

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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Word Origin and History for bean bag

bean bag

n.

also bean-bag, 1871 as a device in children's games, 1969 as a type of chair. From bean (n.) + bag (n.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper