jellybean

American  

[jel-ee-been] / ˈdʒɛl iˌbin /

noun

1. a small, bean-shaped, usually brightly colored candy with a hard sugar coating and a firm gelatinous filling.

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jellybean British  

/ ˈdʒɛlɪˌbiːn /

noun

1. a bean-shaped sweet with a brightly coloured coating around a gelatinous filling

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Etymology

Origin of jellybean

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; jelly + bean

Example Sentences

A Tic Tac or jellybean, for example, does not have enough water and too few air bubbles to allow it to expand.

From BBC

Paul Westhead, the La Salle coach at the time, seconded all of Jellybean’s motions.

From Los Angeles Times

A teammate at John Bartram High School in Philadelphia nicknamed Bryant “Jellybean” because he had a vast array of moves despite being 6 feet 9.

From Los Angeles Times

“Joe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant was a local basketball icon, whose legacy on the court transcended his journey across Bartram High School, La Salle University, and his first four NBA seasons with the 76ers from 1975-79,” the Sixers said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

He’d make 120 shots, 60 on each end — 20 from the left side, 20 from the right, 20 down the middle — proving to himself that “Jellybean” still had the moves at age 60.

From Los Angeles Times

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