beano

[bee-noh]

noun

bingo.

Origin of beano

1930–35; blend of bean and keno

beano

[bee-noh]

noun, plural bean·os. Chiefly British Slang.

beanfeast.

Origin of beano

First recorded in 1885–90; bean(feast) + -o

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Examples from the Web for beano

Historical Examples of beano

Had they known of the word they would doubtless have called it a "beano."
A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland
Meg Gehrts
The chairman said that he remembered the last Beano very well.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
Robert Tressell
The intelligent foreigner may take it that beano simply means the worship of Bacchus.
Cakes & Ale
Edward Spencer
I don't wish to butter you up, or to gush, but I must honestly say that I feel tip-top proud of my old Beano.
The Journal of a Disappointed Man
Wilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion
They said they didn't see why they should take risks for St. Elgiva's, and you might run your own beano.
A Patriotic Schoolgirl
Angela Brazil

British Dictionary definitions for beano

beano

noun plural beanos

British slang a celebration, party, or other enjoyable time

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Word Origin and History for beano

1888, colloquial shortening of beanfest "annual dinner given by employers for their workers" (1805); they had a reputation for rowdiness. From bean (n.) + fest (n.).