string bean

string bean
a) A long, slender variety of green bean.

Well, I rung the fallout shelter bell / And I leaned my head and I gave a yell / “Give me a string bean, I’m a hungry man” / A shotgun fired and away I ran

b) A tall and thin person.

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  • string bean — noun count 1. ) AMERICAN a GREEN BEAN a ) BRITISH a RUNNER BEAN 2. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL someone who is very tall and thin …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • string bean — n a type of long thin green bean …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • string bean — ☆ string bean n. 1. SNAP BEAN 2. Informal a tall, skinny person …   English World dictionary

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