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bean-eater
bean-eater, n. Brit. /ˈbiːnˌiːtə/, U.S. /ˈbinˌidər/ [‹ bean n. + eater n. With sense 2a compare Beantown n.] 1. A person who habitually or frequently eats beans.1710 tr. L. Maimbourg in tr. P. Bayle Dict. Hist. & Crit. II. 1466 (note) The Ancients..liv'd for their ordinary Diet, upon Pulse, to make ...
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Beaner
word was first seen in print in 1966, although the term has reportedly been in use at least since the 1940s, having evolved from previous slurs such as bean-eater
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beaner
beaner, n. U.S. slang. Brit. /ˈbiːnə/, U.S. /ˈbinər/ [‹ bean n. + -er suffix1.] 1. An impressive or excellent thing; an outstanding example of its kind. Now rare.1911 Dial. Notes 3 541 Beaner, term of appreciation or compliment; equivalent to fine or excellent. ‘That new dress is a beaner’, ‘That st...
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Beantown
Beantown, n. Brit. /ˈbiːntaʊn/, U.S. /ˈbinˌtaʊn/ [‹ bean n. + town n., in allusion to the popular association of Boston with baked beans; compare Boston baked beans n. at Boston n.2 Compounds, bean-eater n.] (A nickname for) the city of Boston, Massachusetts. In quot. 1862 in humorous reference to a...
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