hot boiled beans

noun

A traditional game in which an object is hidden and somebody attempts to find it, with the observers calling "hot" when the seeker is close and "cold" when the seeker is far from the object.

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Meanings

nounhot boiled beans (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA traditional game in which an object is hidden and somebody attempts to find it, with the observers calling "hot" when the seeker is close and "cold" when the seeker is far from the object.
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hot boiled beans. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20boiled%20beans

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hot boiled beans,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hot%20boiled%20beans.

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