beanpole

American  

[been-pohl] / ˈbinˌpoʊl /

noun

1. a tall pole for a bean plant to climb on.

2. Informal. a tall, lanky person.

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beanpole British  

/ ˈbiːnˌpəʊl /

noun

1. a tall stick or pole used to support bean plants

2. slang a tall thin person

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Etymology

Origin of beanpole

First recorded in 1790–1800; bean + pole ¹

Example Sentences

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beanpole

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

Nineteen years old, and skinny as a beanpole, he had been offered a training course working at the luxury department store Bonwit Teller, where he eventually landed a job in the advertising department.

From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2018

And when Betances holds that lead, here comes 6-foot-7 lefty Andrew Miller, built like a beanpole who owns the ninth.

From Washington Post ● May 18, 2015

There was another curly-headed boy, a six-foot-five, slightly goofy-looking beanpole with a smile that could knock your socks off, named Jim McMillin.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown