Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beaner

/ˈbinɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: bean-er
IPA: /ˈbinɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

American usage; Offensive; Slang

noun

Any Hispanic or Latino person.

American usage; Offensive; Slang

noun

A casual term of address, especially used by Mexican Americans.

Offensive; Slang

noun

A Bostonian; a person from Boston, Massachusetts.

American usage; Slang

noun

A pitch deliberately thrown at the head (the bean) of the batter.

noun

Informal

noun

A superior or admirable person; something excellent.

American usage; Dated; Slang

name

Example Sentences

"You're gonna work out good, Dave. I was afraid they were gonna hire another nigger or a beaner."
"Hey bro I'm a beaner, we ain't good at math. Jeez, dawn 'ju watch TV?"
"I'm a beaner, and I'm telling you white people, that's a bullshit number right off the bat!"
"In Boston the beaners found out what a good show we had when we jumped to Albany. But all the while the Boston press praised and they heeded not until it was too late and then they added their regrets to ours."
"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!"
"I know what picture yer referring to, but I didn't have a problem with that because the fundamentals of reactance have been in my beaner since I was a teen."

Etymology

From bean + -er. Literally "a person who eats beans", since beans are a staple of Mexican cuisine, and eaten in Boston as Boston baked beans.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bean

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbinɚ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

beaners (plural)

Phrases

bean-eater

Frequently Paired Words

bean-eater beamer beaner beanie

Synonyms

spic bean-eater beanball

Rhymes With

dinner cleaner greener demeanor wiener leaner meaner keener screener exhibitioner teener expeditioner

Questions

How do you pronounce beaner?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbinɚ/.
What does beaner mean?: A Mexican.
Where does beaner come from?: From bean + -er. Literally "a person who eats beans", since beans are a staple of Mexican cuisine, and eaten in Boston as Boston baked beans.

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