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.

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Origin of beastie

First recorded in 1775–85; beast + -ie

Words nearby beastie

bear witness, bearwood, Beas, beast, beast epic, beastie, beastings, beastly, beast of burden, beast of prey, beat

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How to use beastie in a sentence

Better to stick with your Swedish clogs and Ulla Johnson dresses, and your membership at the food co-op, than to risk the wrath of hungry, countryside-roaming alien beasties with terrible eyesight but supersensitive hearing.
A Quiet Place Part II Is Tense and Effective—But a Little More Breathing Room Would Have Gone a Long Way|Stephanie Zacharek|May 26, 2021|Time
Unlike “Epic RPG,” Karuta isn’t a numbers-driven stat grind full of beasties and catacombs.
On Discord, bots find a foothold as mini indie success stories|Luke Winkie|March 25, 2021|Washington Post
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.
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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
And wasn't he the provoked old beastie, though, when he saw that his rabbit supper was gone?
Uncle Wiggily's Adventures|Howard R. Garis
At last the earth gave way, and the “wee beastie” emerged from his den, with all his darts prepared for the charge.
Jasper Lyle|Harriet Ward
"I do declar' he tak's more fash after yon little yaller beastie than iver he does after his own flesh," she muttered.
Bob, Son of Battle|Alfred Ollivant
Any more than they did when Sir John Suckling apostrophised the "wee, sleekit, cow'rin', tim'rous beastie."
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, December 22, 1920|Various
I have seen mony are o' them in Drumshorlin Muir; it is a little black beastie, about the size of my thoom-nail.
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character|Edward Bannerman Ramsay

British Dictionary definitions for beastie

beastie

/ (ˈbiːstɪ) /

noun

Scot a small animal

informal an insect

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