beanbag

American  

[been-bag] / ˈbinˌbæg /

noun

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

2. any such game.

3. any similar bag used as a cushion or support, as the base for an ashtray, etc.

4. 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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beanbag British  

/ ˈbiːnˌbæɡ /

noun

1. a small cloth bag filled with dried beans and thrown in games

2. 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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Etymology

Origin of beanbag

First recorded in 1870–75; bean + bag

Example Sentences

Each baby lay comfortably on a soft beanbag while wearing sound-cancelling headphones and viewing bright, colorful images designed to hold their attention for 15-20 minutes.

From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2026

The jury heard that Genevieve had been swaddled and face down on the beanbag when she became unwell.

From BBC • May 20, 2024

“Imagine trying to be stuffy while slouching in a beanbag chair,” said the show’s curator, the architect and industrial designer Emilio Ambasz.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

His movie became the forerunner of "Silicon Valley," which captured the tech industry's evolution away from cubicle austerity into open floor plans, beanbag furniture and the idea of work becoming a second home.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2024

There is the beanbag chair where Devon always sits.

From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine

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