Bean town
boston, m-ss. (used as a nickname).
noun phrase
boston, m-ssachusetts (1900+)
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a seed beetle, acanthoscelides obtectus, the larvae of which live in and feed on growing or stored beans. historical examples your so-called american pea-bug is nothing more than the pea and bean weevil. punch, or the london charivari, vol. 108, may 25, 1895 various
- Bean-counting
bean-counting modifier having to do with ureaucrati statistics and calculations: we have our bean-counting ways; they have their bean-counting ways/ this bean-counting approach is an easy way to score debating points
- 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
- Beanfeast
(formerly) an annual dinner or party given by an employer for employees. a celebration or festive occasion, especially when a meal is provided. historical examples the way some of the members of the four-in-hand club load their coaches on parade reminds me of a beanfeast!’ phantom fortune, a novel m. e. braddon “this is going […]
- Beanbag chair
a small cloth bag filled with dried beans, as for tossing in various children’s games. any such game. any similar bag used as a cushion or support, as the base for an ashtray, etc. also called beanbag chair. a large, soft, frameless chair resembling a beanbag, typically a clothlike plastic sh-ll, filled with plastic chips, […]