noun
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a tall stick or pole used to support bean plants
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slang a tall thin person
Etymology
Origin of beanpole
Example Sentences
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Then there is Milton, a 6-foot, 7-inch beanpole who loves playing Pokémon and appears to take his facial hair manscaping cues from a walrus.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2023
And it certainly wasn’t the mentality that father and head coach Bill Bedgood tried to instill all these years in his sprouting 6-foot-9 beanpole of a son.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2023
Andrew Das: Yerry Mina, Colombia’s beanpole center back, already showing how critical he will be again tonight.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2018
I had two gorgeous older sisters I looked up to; I understood the merits of being a beanpole, and was well on my way to 5ft 8in myself.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 21, 2017
Cat had been cleaned up, her wounds washed and bandaged, but she was skinny as a beanpole, and her hands shook when she picked up the silverware.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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