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string bean
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
string bean
(noun)
string bean
noun
plural
string beans
string bean
noun
plural
string beans
Britannica Dictionary definition of STRING BEAN
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]
chiefly US
1
:
a type of long, thin green bean
2
informal
:
a very tall thin person
Her boyfriend's a real
string bean
.
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