beastie

[ bee-stee ]

noun

1. Chiefly Literary. a small animal, especially one toward which affection is felt.
2. Facetious. an insect; bug.
3. Canadian Slang (chiefly Alberta). construction worker.

beastie

/ ˈbiːstɪ /

noun

1. a small animal
2. informal.
   an insect

Word History and Origins

Origin of beastie¹

First recorded in 1775–85; beast + -ie

Example Sentences

Such supernatural activity is accompanied by extreme close-ups of an eye, occasioning thoughts of Sauron, and sometimes an unintelligible voice that occasions thoughts of the Beastie Boys’ ”Intergalactic.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Beastie Boys was big on this album,” she explains, “just ’cause they’re awesome and their phrasing is cool and we listen to a lot of them.”

From Los Angeles Times

Jonze has continued his commercial work while also directing three feature films and the documentary “Beastie Boys Story.”

From Los Angeles Times

“We were Beastie Boys rip-offs and yeah, we had fun. It was a lot of fun. And it was a couple years doing it, I got a cool scar on my temple. Head wounds bleed a lot. So I throw up on the audience, and I bleed on the audience. It’s a very visceral experience if you wanna see me live.”

From Salon

Koenig, 40, remembers seeing the video for the Beastie Boys’ “Intergalactic,” the lead single from the rap trio’s 1998 “Hello Nasty” — “a classic fifth album,” he reckons.

From Los Angeles Times

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