beanbag

[ 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.

beanbag

/ ˈbiːnˌbæɡ /

noun

1. a small cloth bag filled with dried beans and thrown in games
2. Also calledsag 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of beanbag¹

First recorded in 1870–75; bean + bag

Example Sentences

Eventually, deputies fired beanbag rounds in an effort to subdue Ordaz.

From Los Angeles Times

Her killer, Kate Roughley, was jailed for 14 years for manslaughter following a trial, in which a jury heard that she had swaddled the child tightly and strapped her face down to a beanbag.

From BBC

Some shops were decorated with psychedelic art on the walls, beanbags laid out over the floor and ambient music playing; others were little more than just wooden table stalls in the middle of the street.

From Salon

A nursery worker who strapped a nine-month-old baby face down to a beanbag and left her there for 90 minutes has been jailed for 14 years for the child's manslaughter.

From BBC

The jury heard that Genevieve had been swaddled and face down on the beanbag when she became unwell.

From BBC

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