beastie

[bee-stee]

noun

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

2. Facetious.,  an insect; bug.

3. Canadian Slang (chiefly Alberta).,  construction worker.

beastie

/ ˈbiːstɪ /

noun

1. a small animal

2. informal,  an insect

Word History and Origins

Origin of beastie¹

First recorded in 1775–85; beast + -ie

Example Sentences

While he reads the part where the little kid asks the bigger kids about the scary beastie in the woods, I daydream.

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