beanbag
verbEtymology From bean + bag.
1
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.2010, Joe McKinney, Dead City, page 21:
beanbag
noun/ˈbiːnbæɡ/
Etymology From bean + bag.
1
Furniture, Lifestyle Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of beanbag chair.
2
A small cloth bag filled with dry beans, 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?1992, Rick Altman, Sound theory, sound practice, page 40:
3
A type of juggling ball usually made from leather or cloth stuffed with dry beans.
4
Plural normally, Slang A testicle.
5
Slang An idiot.
- Synonyms
- beanbag chair, Hacky-Sack
- Derived terms
- bean-bag baton, bean-bag chair, beanbag chair, Sacco chair, beanbag race, beanless bag chair, * beanless bag