bean·bag

[been-bag]
noun
1.
a small cloth bag filled with dried beans, as for tossing in various children's games.
2.
any such game.
3.
any similar bag used as a cushion or support, as the base for an ashtray, etc.
4.
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:
1870–75; bean + bag

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beanbag (ˈbiːnˌbæɡ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
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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Example sentences
Beanbag toss into clown's mouth for dental theme sticker or toy.
Politics is not beanbag, but it certainly should not be treated as if it were
  war.
Near the kitchen area, a programmer naps in a small pile of beanbag chairs.
For the weekly meeting, everybody grabs a beanbag chair.
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