beanpole
nounUS /ˈbinˌpoʊl/
Etymology From bean + pole.
1
A thin pole for supporting bean vines.
2
Informal A tall, thin person.
- Youth worker Rob, 25, is 5’ 3” tall but measures 6’ 6” around his girth – just an inch less than the height of England’s beanpole striker Peter Crouch.2012 March 7, Richard Smith, “I'm wider than I am tall: 35 stone Rob measures 6ft 6in around his waist”, in Daily Mirror, archived from the original on 16 May 2026:
- Derived terms
- beanpole family