beastie

[ bee-stee ]

/ ˈbi sti /

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noun

Chiefly Literary. a small animal, especially one toward which affection is felt.

Facetious. an insect; bug.

Canadian Slang (chiefly Alberta ). construction worker.

Nearby words

beas, beast, beast epic, beast of burden, beast of prey, beastie, beastings, beastly, beat, beat a dead horse, beat a path to someone's door

Origin of beastie

First recorded in 1775–85; beast + -ie

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Examples from the Web for beastie

Gone were female-led and feminist-sympathetic bands like Nirvana and the Beastie Boys.
Beyoncé Is Our Indigo Girl: The Halcyon '90s and Feminism's Resurgence in Pop Music|Amanda Marcotte|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In other words, the court seemed to agree with the Beastie Boys: The Japanese have a right to party.
The Japanese Go All ‘Footloose’ to Protest Nightlife Crackdown|Jake Adelstein, Angela Erika Kubo|May 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This version, one of the best yet, included hits from LL Cool J, Run DMC, the Beastie Boys, Outkast, Drake, Kanye West, and more.
Watch Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake’s Fun, Brilliant ‘History of Rap 5’|Marlow Stern|February 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
License to Ill by the Beastie Boys is another example of a record that is completely uninhibited.
Hardcore Mixed With Honey: ‘Bitter Rivals’ and the Evolution of Sleigh Bells|Amy Zimmerman|October 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST

I blasted the Beastie Boys and chemically straightened my curls, drenching them with Sun-In until I, too, had long, golden waves.
Living On—And Leaving—America’s Biggest Commune|Rena Mundo Croshere|November 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
If ever an animal deserved such a name, this was the beastie.
Harper's Young People, April 5, 1881|Various
Here, take the beastie, I'm going back to bed before I get full of 'em.
At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins|Nell Speed
Then, alluding to a heifer of Timmins's which had bloated on marsh-grass the day before, he added, "The beastie didna die?"
Quaint Courtships|Various
When it was safely dead, he began to search through his encyclopedia to see what kind of a "beastie" he had caught.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 19, March 18, 1897|Various
It was dark and blowing, and the doctor went outside and thrust the beastie into the only building in sight.
Le Petit Nord|Anne Elizabeth Caldwell (MacClanahan) Grenfell and Katie Spalding

British Dictionary definitions for beastie

beastie

/ (ˈbiːstɪ) /

noun

Scot a small animal

informal an insect

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