green bean
Americannoun
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green beans
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of green bean
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
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To attract increasingly discerning consumers, Kroger has offered a precooked holiday meal for eight of turkey or ham, stuffing, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, cranberry and gravy for about $11 a person.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
His elegant “H”-line of 1954, for instance, was a nod to the humble haricot vert, or green bean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
A small fraction of conventional watermelon and green bean samples — 3% and 4%, respectively — tested positive for an especially concerning carbamate or organophosphate pesticide.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
It found that 31% of U.S. adults don’t care for cranberry sauce while 29% would skip the sweet potatoes and 28% would forgo the green bean casserole.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
June’s mom set them up with all kinds of weird snacks like green bean chips and baby carrots with hummus and vegan carob-chip cookies.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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