Beanbag

Pronunciation

• enPR: bÄ“nʹbăg, IPA: /ˈbiːnbæɡ/

Alternative forms

• bean bag
• bean-bag

Origin

bean + bag

Noun

1. A piece of soft furniture consisting of a leather or vinyl covering stuffed with dry beans or other similar pellets.
2. A small cloth bag filled with dry beans, used as a toy or for exercising the hands.
3. A type of juggling ball usually made from leather or cloth stuffed with dry beans.
4. (slang, usually in plural) A testicle.

Synonyms

• (furniture) beanbag chair
• (toy) hackey sack

Derived terms

• bean-bag baton
• bean-bag chair, beanbag chair