beastie
Americannoun
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Chiefly Literary. a small animal, especially one toward which affection is felt.
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Facetious. an insect; bug.
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Canadian Slang (chiefly Alberta). construction worker.
noun
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a small animal
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informal an insect
Etymology
Origin of beastie
Example Sentences
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That movie's entire marketing campaign oriented around the Statue of Liberty's decimation by the beastie Clover.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2024
Joel’s paternal fondness for Ellie, it becomes clear, scares him more than any undead beastie.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023
In 1998, she found it did, in fact, slow, by about one-hundredth of 1 second—proof that Duncan and Thompson’s theoretical beastie existed in the wild.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 8, 2021
Her final meal before bed is what she refers to as "beastie bolognese," which she makes with browned ground meat, organic tomato sauce, garlic, onion, garlic salt, kosher beef seasoning, oregano and parsley.
From Fox News • Jan. 30, 2019
I hate you, Adolf Hitler, you selfish wee beastie of a man, keeping Germany all to yourself.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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