string bean

noun

1. any of various kinds of bean, as the green bean, the unripe pods of which are used as food, usually after stripping off the fibrous thread along the side.
2. the pod itself.
3. Informal. a tall, thin person.

string bean

noun

1. See wax bean, green bean
   any of several bean plants, such as the scarlet runner, cultivated for their edible unripe pods See also green bean wax bean
2. informal.
   a tall thin person

Word History and Origins

Origin of string bean¹

An Americanism dating back to 1750–60

Example Sentences

That wealth of picks allows OKC to do things like take a shot on Pokuševski, a not-even-19-years-old-yet string bean who seems to play like a hybrid of Kristaps Porziņģis and Trae Young.

From FiveThirtyEight

The drum beat the “long roll,” and the men that formed this “string-bean cavalry,” as they were called, crawled under the wagons.

From Project Gutenberg

And how many pounds are we nearer the string-bean state of existence, Mrs. Molly?

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His use of the word "peach" riled me and before I stopped to think, I said: "She reminds me more of a string-bean."

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If it is to be used as a snap or string bean for early market, quick-maturing green or wax-podded varieties are selected.

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Butter bean salad is made the same as String Bean Salad, or dress with mayonaise.

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