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beanbag

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbiːnbæɡ/

noun

Etymology: From bean + bag.

  1. A piece of soft furniture consisting of a leather or vinyl covering stuffed with dry beans or other similar pellets.
  2. A small cloth bag filled with dry beans, used as a toy or for exercising the hands.

    Does it bounce around like a superball in a hollow cavity? Or does it rapidly lose its force, like a beanbag hitting a pillow?

  3. A type of juggling ball usually made from leather or cloth stuffed with dry beans.
  4. A testicle.
  5. An idiot.

verb

Etymology: From bean + bag.

  1. To shoot with a baton round consisting of a bag of shot.

    I've beanbagged people before, and nobody has ever just stood right back up, even from a glancing blow.