beanpole

noun

bean·​pole ˈbēn-ˌpōl How to pronounce beanpole (audio)
1
: a pole up which bean vines may climb
2
: a tall thin person

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The wicked aunts in James And The Giant Peach, for example: Aunt Spiker is a beanpole, Aunt Sponge as rotund as a peach. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025 But that coach came and went, and others with him, because few schools knew quite what to do with this beanpole of a pass-catcher — not fast enough to be a burner on the outside, not heavy enough to be a traditional tight end, floating in no man’s land between scouting categories. Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2025 Whole villages melt Into the sea from spit islands thin As a beanpole’s waist. J.t. Townley, The New York Review of Books, 6 Mar. 2025 The opening goal against Panama (below) was a little masterpiece of organised chaos, with Diaz darting around the back, Matheus Uribe trying to block defenders and three beanpoles — Sanchez, Cordoba, Cuesta — arriving like a crashing wave over the six-yard line. Jack Lang, The Athletic, 14 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for beanpole

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of beanpole was circa 1749

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“Beanpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beanpole. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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