beanie

noun

bean·​ie ˈbē-nē 

: a small round tight-fitting skullcap

Examples of beanie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The team will also give away three kinds of hats — a waffle beanie, a western snapback and a home-and-away bucket hat — as well as an opening series scarf, a 1998 belt bag, a puffer vest, a patriotic aloha shirt, a poncho and a superhero pocket tee. —Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026

Over time, the slim medium-size cube became my portable underwear drawer; the wide small pouch was my outdoor gear bag (beanie, gloves, handkerchief, swimsuit, and foldable cap); and the wide medium size held my bras and socks. —Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Jan. 2026

Ticket holders and festival volunteers lined up outside the theater in the snow Friday night wearing lime-green beanies — a promotional item from the film — and holding copies of the album. —Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 25 Jan. 2026

The company will also release a dedicated, limited-edition merch capsule comprising beanies and a shell suit, to be sold exclusively in Iceland with prices ranging from 43 euros to 595 euros. —Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

probably from bean entry 1 (in sense "head") + -ie

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for beanie

• acini
• aldine
• arsine
• carinii
• cosine
• delphine
• domine
• latine
• leucine
• ovine
• pennine
• porcine