Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get beans

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables
get beans
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be severely punished, reprimanded, or to suffer consequences.

Dated; Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets beans (present, singular) getting beans (participle, present) got beans (past) got beans (UK, participle) gotten beans (US, participle)

Questions

What does get beans mean?
To be severely punished, reprimanded, or to suffer consequences.

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