name
Meaning 1
A surname
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Colloquial Variant guide
beaner
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /ˈbinɚ/
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rhymes with -iːnə(ɹ)
name
Meaning 2
A surname
A surname originating as an occupation, from being a bean-seller
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name
Meaning 3
A nickname, diminutive of McBean.
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noun
Meaning 4
A Mexican.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
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noun
Meaning 5
Any Hispanic or Latino person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, broadly, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
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Synonyms: spic
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noun
Meaning 6
A casual term of address, especially used by Mexican Americans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: offensive, slang, sometimes
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noun
Meaning 7
A Bostonian; a person from Boston, Massachusetts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, slang
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Synonyms: bean-eater
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noun
Meaning 8
A pitch deliberately thrown at the head (the bean) of the batter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 9
Head.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, informal
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noun
Meaning 10
A superior or admirable person; something excellent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, dated, slang
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noun
Meaning 11
a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: beanball
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pitch, delivery
History
Etymology
From bean + -er. Literally "a person who eats beans", since beans are a staple of Mexican cuisine, and eaten in Boston as Boston baked beans.
From bean + -er; see bean (“(slang) head”).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Portuguese: feijoeiro — a Mexican
- Spanish: mejichango — a Mexican
- Spanish: saltamuros — a Mexican
- Spanish: sudaca — a Mexican
- Spanish: panchito — a Mexican