Meanings
plural beer nuts
- AustraliaA peanut served with its husk (but not its shell).
Stanley crumbled the husk of a beer nut between his thumb and middle finger.
1984, Steve Katz, Mongolian Whiskey: Stolen Stories, page 372 more examples
For instance, there's Phillip's opinion of chocolate: to him, it's just another snack—like beer nuts or a piece of fruit.
2006, Robin McGraw, Inside My Heart: Choosing to Live with Passion and Purpose, page 28At the end of the party, the parents of the birthday boy handed me a party bag and my prize: a bag of beer nuts. I've since wondered what kind of parent would possibly give an eight-year-old beer nuts, but whatever. It was the seventies.
2008, Tim Schenck, What Size are God's Shoes?: Kids, Chaos, and the Spiritual Life, page 37
Origin
Possibly from the US trademark Beer Nuts (named for their intended use as a snack with beer), though the US brand is not sold in Australia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kuorimaton maapähkinä
- kuorimaton maapähkinäpeanut served with its husk
Spanish cacahuate estilo español
- cacahuate estilo españolpeanut served with its husk
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beer nut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beer%20nut
“beer nut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beer%20nut. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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