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bean-shooter

bean-shoot·er
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [been shoo-ter]
    • /bin ˈʃu tər/
    • /biːn ʃuːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [been shoo-ter]
    • /bin ˈʃu tər/

Definitions of bean-shooter word

  • noun bean-shooter peashooter. 1
  • noun bean-shooter (Slang) A peashooter; a small or toy gun. 0
  • noun bean-shooter (US, dialect) A slingshot. 0

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Origin of bean-shooter

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1885-90; bean + shooter

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Parts of speech for Bean-shooter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bean-shooter popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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