beanpole

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US/ˈbinˌpoʊl/

noun

A thin pole for supporting bean vines.

Similar
bean-stick
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Meanings

nounbeanpole (plural beanpoles)

plural beanpoles

  1. A thin pole for supporting bean vines.

    Synonyms: bean-stick

  2. informalA tall, thin person.

    Youth worker Rob, 25, is 5’ 3” tall but measures 6’ 6” around his girth – just an inch less than the height of England’s beanpole striker Peter Crouch.

    2012 March 7, Richard Smith, “I'm wider than I am tall: 35 stone Rob measures 6ft 6in around his waist”, in Daily Mirror, archived from the original on 16 May 2026

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA thin pole for supporting bean vines.

Similar
bean-stick
Also see
bean-sticklamppostlong ghostscarecrow

Origin

From bean + pole.

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Translations

Dutch bonenstaak
  • bonenstaakpole
Esperanto fazeolstango, stangofiguro
  • fazeolstangopole
  • stangofigurotall, thin person
Finnish salko, tukikeppi
  • salkopole
  • tukikeppipole
  • hongankolistajatall, thin person
  • hernekeppitall, thin person
  • kukkakeppitall, thin person
  • kuikelotall, thin person
French escogriffe, asperge
  • escogriffetall, thin person
  • aspergetall, thin person
  • échalastall, thin person
  • croquettetall, thin person
German Bohnenstange, Bohnenstange
  • Bohnenstangepole
  • Bohnenstangetall, thin person
Irish dréimire fir, clifeartach
  • dréimire firtall, thin person
  • clifeartachtall, thin person
  • railse firtall, thin person
  • sparra firtall, thin person
  • spreotatall, thin person
  • stráice firtall, thin person
  • eilittall, thin person
  • feadógtall, thin person
  • coinnleoirtall, thin person
  • cuailletall, thin person
  • léanscachtall, thin person
  • pícealachtall, thin person
Italian palo, spilungone
  • palopole
  • spilungonetall, thin person
Polish tyczka, tyczka
  • tyczkapole
  • tyczkatall, thin person
  • patyczaktall, thin person
Russian жердь, дылда
  • жердь (žerdʹ)pole
  • дылда (dylda)tall, thin person
  • каланча (kalanča)tall, thin person
Spanish espigado, larguirucho
  • espigadotall, thin person
  • larguiruchotall, thin person
  • zanquilargotall, thin person
Turkish fasulye sırığı
  • fasulye sırığıpole
Yiddish טיטשקע, דאַרער דראָנדזשאַק
  • טיטשקע (titshke)pole
  • דאַרער דראָנדזשאַק (darer drondzhak)tall, thin person
  • לאַנגער דראָנג (langer drong)tall, thin person
  • לאַנגאָץ (langots)tall, thin person

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

beanpole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beanpole

MLA

“beanpole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beanpole. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beanpole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beanpole.

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