Bean-eater


bean-eater

noun

a resident of boston (1800+)
a person of hispanic background, esp a chicano; bean (1920+)

historical examples

by this means the great man, still despised as a boston bean-eater, was able to bring his adversary to ruin.
american sketches charles whibley

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