beanbag

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English

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Beanbags (toys)
Sacco

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Etymology

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From bean +‎ bag.

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: bēnʹbăg, IPA(key): /ˈbiːnbæɡ/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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beanbag (plural beanbags)

  1. A piece of soft furniture consisting of a leather or vinyl covering stuffed with dry beans or other similar pellets.
  2. A small cloth bag filled with dry beans, used as a toy or for exercising the hands.
    • 1992, Rick Altman, Sound theory, sound practice, page 40:
      Does it bounce around like a superball in a hollow cavity? Or does it rapidly lose its force, like a beanbag hitting a pillow?
  3. A type of juggling ball usually made from leather or cloth stuffed with dry beans.
  4. (slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.
  5. (slang) An idiot.

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