1
: a cloth bag partially filled typically with dried beans and used as a toy
2
: any of various pellet-filled bags used as furniture (such as a chair) or household articles (such as an ashtray base)
Examples of beanbag in a Sentence
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The county at the time had no polices regarding the use of beanbag rounds.
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Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023
Some experts, such as Gordon, say the company’s core business model — renting office space, tricking it out with beanbag chairs and free beer on tap, then renting it out again — is far from revolutionary.
—Kelly Kasulis Cho, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
Land of Nod: Save up to 80% off thousands of sale items; up to 20% off activity tables, Parker Kids chairs, Nod chairs and beanbags.
—Megan Stein, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
Police officials say sponge rounds — which are a little bigger than golf balls — are more expensive than beanbags, but they can be fired from greater distances.
—David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2023
The objective is to toss a beanbag across the room into a five-gallon bucket to win a scratch-off lottery ticket.
—Sydney Bean, New York Times, 10 June 2023
The decor was part college dormitory, part electronics repair shop: art posters, beanbag chairs, coffee machines, stereo systems, and electronic equipment of all sorts scattered about.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2023
While several local agencies issue beanbag shotguns to patrol officers, others opt for 40 mm launchers and sponge rounds.
—David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2023
Chisholm then attempted to shoot Conlon with a beanbag shotgun.
—John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2023
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Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023
Some experts, such as Gordon, say the company’s core business model — renting office space, tricking it out with beanbag chairs and free beer on tap, then renting it out again — is far from revolutionary.
—Kelly Kasulis Cho, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
Land of Nod: Save up to 80% off thousands of sale items; up to 20% off activity tables, Parker Kids chairs, Nod chairs and beanbags.
—Megan Stein, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
Police officials say sponge rounds — which are a little bigger than golf balls — are more expensive than beanbags, but they can be fired from greater distances.
—David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2023
The objective is to toss a beanbag across the room into a five-gallon bucket to win a scratch-off lottery ticket.
—Sydney Bean, New York Times, 10 June 2023
The decor was part college dormitory, part electronics repair shop: art posters, beanbag chairs, coffee machines, stereo systems, and electronic equipment of all sorts scattered about.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2023
While several local agencies issue beanbag shotguns to patrol officers, others opt for 40 mm launchers and sponge rounds.
—David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2023
Chisholm then attempted to shoot Conlon with a beanbag shotgun.
—John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Jan. 2023
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First Known Use
1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Beanbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beanbag. Accessed 26 Sep. 2023.
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beanbag
noun
bean·bag
ˈbēn-ˌbag 
1
: a cloth bag usually filled with dried beans and used in many games
2
: a bag filled with pellets that is used as a chair
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