beaner

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US/ˈbinɚ/

noun

A Mexican.

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Meanings

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nounbeaner (plural beaners)

plural beaners

  1. USethnicoffensiveslangslurA Mexican.

    Hey bro I'm a beaner, we ain't good at math. Jeez, dawn 'ju watch TV?

    2003, Roy Yelverton, “chapter 2”, in Shovelhead Red – The Drifter's Way, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2007
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    You're gonna work out good, Dave. I was afraid they were gonna hire another nigger or a beaner.

    1999, Gregory Alan Norton, There Ain't no Justice, Just Us, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 32

    I'm a beaner, and I'm telling you white people, that's a bullshit number right off the bat!

    2005, Carlos Mencia, Mind of Mencia
  2. USbroadlyethnicoffensiveslangslurAny Hispanic or Latino person.

    Synonyms: spic

  3. offensiveslangsometimesA casual term of address, especially used by Mexican Americans.
  4. USslangA Bostonian; a person from Boston, Massachusetts.

    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.

    1994, Charles H. Day, William Lawrence Slout, Ink from a Circus Press Agent (page 64)

    Synonyms: bean-eater

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nounbeaner (plural beaners)

plural beaners

  1. ball gamesA pitch deliberately thrown at the head (the bean) of the batter.
  2. broadlyinformalHead.

    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!

    2001 October 2, William, “Capturing Group Therapy Hours?”, in microsoft.public.access.forms (Usenet)
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    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.

    2004 April 30, Active8 [username], “Re: Smith Chart question”, in sci.electronics.design (Usenet)

    Before Chester could compose himself, the Bombshell leaned over and planted a ruby red smackaroo right on top of his bald spot. Chester Cranepool had had a few things hit him on top of his head before, but nothing that felt that good. Looking like a Franciscan monk with a bullseye on his beaner, Chester simply said, “Bless you, my child.”

    2011, Mike Griffin, Tales of the Lost Flamingo, AuthorHouse, published 2011, →ISBN, page 159
  3. USdatedslangA superior or admirable person; something excellent.

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

    1942, Forrest Edwin Long, Philip Westcot Lawrence Cox, The Clearing House, page 527
    1 more example

    Pride, indeed, Esther thought — that was a beaner! There was more purse than pride in Mayme's repentant heart

    1949, Martha Ostenso, The Sunset Tree, Dodd, Mead, page 106

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proper nounBeaner (plural Beaners)

plural Beaners

    1. A surname originating as an occupation, from being a bean-seller
  1. A nickname, diminutive of McBean.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny Hispanic or Latino person.

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nounA Bostonian; a person from Boston, Massachusetts.

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nouna baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head

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Origin

beaner · noun

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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beaner · noun

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

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Translations

Portuguese feijoeiro
  • feijoeiroa Mexican
Spanish mejichango, saltamuros
  • mejichangoa Mexican
  • saltamurosa Mexican
  • sudacaa Mexican
  • panchitoa Mexican

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APA

beaner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beaner

MLA

“beaner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beaner. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beaner,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beaner.

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