beanbag

[ been-bag ]
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noun
  1. a small cloth bag filled with dried beans, as for tossing in various children's games.

  2. any such game.

  1. any similar bag used as a cushion or support, as the base for an ashtray, etc.

  2. Also called beanbag chair . a large, soft, frameless chair resembling a beanbag, typically a clothlike plastic shell, filled with plastic chips, that molds itself readily to the contours of the occupant.

Origin of beanbag

1
First recorded in 1870–75; bean + bag

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British Dictionary definitions for beanbag

beanbag

/ (ˈbiːnˌbæɡ) /


noun
  1. a small cloth bag filled with dried beans and thrown in games

  2. Also called: sag bag a very large cushion loosely filled with foam rubber or polystyrene granules so that it moulds into a comfortable shape: used as an informal low seat

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