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bean

1. verb, slang To strike someone in the head, especially deliberately. She beaned the man with an empty bottle after he tried groping her in the bar. The pitcher's wild throw beaned the batter, knocking him out cold. They're toddlers, so if they're not falling down and crying, they're beaning each other with some hard object and crying about that.
2. noun, slang One's head. He turned around and got clocked right on the bean by the corner of the cabinet. When you're 6'6" like I am, your bean takes a lot of abuse from archways and doorframes. Ouch, what are you doing? That ball of yours hit me right in the bean!
3. noun, slang One of the pads on the bottom of an animal's feet or toes, especially those of a dog or cat. I love my puppy's tiny little toe beans. For some reason they just totally melt my heart. Look at Fluffy's perfect pink beans! Isn't she just precious? Those toe beans aren't so cute when Rex is pawing you in the face at 6 AM, huh?
4. noun, vulgar slang The clitoris. Jenny said she wanted to get her bean pierced this weekend. Obviously, you can't tell Mom or she'll freak!

beans

1. Nonsense or foolishness. His explanation is totally full of beans and doesn't answer the question at all. How did my teacher know my excuse was just beans? Dave said he's smooth with the ladies? Ha, there's a notion that's full of beans.
2. A tiny or insignificant amount; nothing at all. You know how much I know about car engines? Beans. So call your mechanic, not me! Sorry, I don't know beans about computers. You're better off asking Terry. Please don't lecture me on a subject you only know beans about, thanks.
3. Cash or money. I don't have enough beans for that right now—can I pay you back tomorrow? Thanks to that big medical bill, I am all out of beans until I get paid on Friday. Who has the beans to pay for splashy car like that, though? Certainly not the average person!
4. Soybean contracts, as on the stock market. Are we selling these underperforming beans or what? A: "This guy made all his money on beans? Are you serious?" B: "What can I say, he's a savvy investor." You're a financial adviser—what sort of return can we expect on these beans, hmm?
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bean

1. n. the head. I got a bump right here on my bean.
2. tv. to hit someone on the head. (see also beanball.) The lady beaned me with her umbrella.
3. Go to beans.
4. n. a human nipple, especially as seen through clothing. (From the shape.) Gee, I can see her beans, even when it’s not cold!

beans

1. n. nothing. I have nothing I can give you. Nothing, zotz, beans!
2. n. nonsense. (Refers to beans that produce gas, which is hot air or nonsense.) Stop feeding me beans.
3. n. soybean futures contracts. (Securities markets. Usually with the.) Buy the jan beans and sell puts on the bellies.
4. n. money; dollars. Gimme some beans. I gotta get some gas.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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'Bean?' said Mr Ferguson, picking a crumb off the carpet.
I don't think you would find me the Bean type any longer.
'Well?' Behind the gold-rimmed spectacles of Master Bean there shone a softer look than usual, a look rather complacent than disapproving.
'I do not wish to interrupt you, sir, when you are busy,' said Master Bean, 'but--'
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In view of the limited information in the scientific literature reviewed regarding the composition and thermogravimetric properties of whole and peeled cocoa beans, and cocoa bean shells, the aim of this research work is to determine such properties particularly for Venezuelan Trinitario type cocoa beans.
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