Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beadies

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bead-ies
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Slang

Example Sentences

"Especially ones like the Broadway Park House, an old-world Central Park South upscale joint with uniformed doormen shooting me the beadies the moment Evelyn and I are disgorged into the lobby by a revolving door."
"With its beadies on him from out in the corridor and its massive sneakers upon the wafer thin yielding (he yell'd!) glass of the compartment door."

Etymology

In reference to the common collocation beady-eyed or beady eyes.

Usage

Slang

Questions

What does beadies mean?: eyes
Where does beadies come from?: In reference to the common collocation beady-eyed or beady eyes.

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