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)
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Parents are under no obligation to explain the rules of this beanbag-and-brick-hiding game to us.
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Eddie Small, New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2026
Hammond withdrew his service weapon and told Gaines to grab a beanbag gun from his vehicle.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
In the critical incident video, Cordova is heard asking officers if he was hit with a bullet or a beanbag, to which the officer confirms the latter.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
The living room is bare and empty aside from two beanbag chairs, an ottoman and a TV that hasn’t been hooked up.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
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Eddie Small, New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2026
Hammond withdrew his service weapon and told Gaines to grab a beanbag gun from his vehicle.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
In the critical incident video, Cordova is heard asking officers if he was hit with a bullet or a beanbag, to which the officer confirms the latter.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
The living room is bare and empty aside from two beanbag chairs, an ottoman and a TV that hasn’t been hooked up.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
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“Beanbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beanbag. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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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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