beanbag

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beanbag

  • /ˈbiːnbæɡ/

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From bean + bag.

noun beanbags · bean bag · bean-bag

  1. A small cloth bag filled with drybeans, used as a toy or for exercising the hands. Does it bounce around like a superball in a hollow cavity? Or does it rapidly lose its force, like a beanbag hitting a pillow?

    Similar: hacky sack

  2. A type of juggling ball usually made from leather or cloth stuffed with dry beans.
  3. plural normally, slang A testicle.
  4. derogatory, slang An idiot.
  5. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of beanbag chair

verb beanbags · beanbagging · beanbagged · bean bag · bean-bag

  1. transitive To shoot with a baton round consisting of a bag of shot. I've beanbagged people before, and nobody has ever just stood right back up, even from a glancing blow.

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noun small cloth bag

Españolbolsa para frejoles
日本語ビーンバッグ bīnbaggu
中文豆袋 dòudài
DeutschBean Bag

noun piece of furniture

Españolpuf
日本語ビーンバッグ bīnbaggu
中文豆袋沙發 /豆袋沙发 dòudài shāfā, 懶人沙發 /懒人沙发 lǎnrén shāfā
Portuguêspufe
Françaisfauteuil-sac
DeutschSitzsack, Puff
ItalianoSacco
Русскийбинбэ́г binbɛ́g, кре́сло-мешо́к kréslo-mešók, кре́сло-пуф kréslo-puf

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@misc{beanbag_2026,
  title = {beanbag},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beanbag},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}