Beaner

//ˈbinɚ// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Mexican. US, ethnic, offensive, slur

    "You're gonna work out good, Dave. I was afraid they were gonna hire another nigger or a beaner."

  2. 2
    A pitch deliberately thrown at the head (the bean) of the batter.
  3. 3
    a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head wordnet
  4. 4
    Any Hispanic or Latino person. US, broadly, ethnic, offensive, slur
  5. 5
    Head. broadly, informal

    "Any ideas on how I could solve this problem? This seems to be beyond what my beaner can solve right now....I hope all this work wasn't for nothing!"

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  1. 6
    A casual term of address, especially used by Mexican Americans. offensive, slang, sometimes
  2. 7
    A superior or admirable person; something excellent. US, dated, slang

    "Gee, that would be a beaner of a sign for education"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname
  2. 2
    A surname; A surname originating as an occupation, from being a bean-seller
  3. 3
    A nickname, diminutive of McBean.

Synonyms

All synonyms
beanballbean ballbean ballbeanballblockbrain bucket

Example

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"You're gonna work out good, Dave. I was afraid they were gonna hire another nigger or a beaner."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From bean + -er. Literally a person who eats beans, since beans are a staple of Mexican cuisine.

Etymology 2

From bean + -er; see bean (“(slang) head”).

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