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beanpole - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun noun Informal A very tall, thin person.
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noun pole for supporting bean vines .noun informal A tall, thin person.
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He talks so fast I can barely understand him and he's called me "beanpole " since I was a kid.
Mamalogues® 2008
Anyone can bulk up, so his beanpole -ness is not a problem, nor is it with anyone on this list. but what i like most about Krasinski is that he kind of has that All American, Normal Rockwell illustration look to him. dopey ears and all.
Who Will Be Captain America? John Krasinski and Six Other Actors Shortlisted | /Film 2010
Kyle Soller as the posturing Khlestakov is an extraordinary, ginger-haired beanpole whose fastidiousness is undercut by his intemperate greed.
Government Inspector – review 2011
‘Tall, thin, ugly beanpole with motorcycle goggles,’ the brother answered without looking up from his magazine.
Bubble in the Bathtub Jo Nesbo 2011
Kyle Soller as the posturing Khlestakov is an extraordinary, ginger-haired beanpole whose fastidiousness is undercut by his intemperate greed.
Government Inspector – review 2011
Nathaniel Webster's cancellation left Papageno in the hands of Daniel Cilli, an eager but raw beanpole of a baritone without a voice of much distinction.
Marin Alsop leads Baltimore Symphony's 'Magic Flute' concert 2011
Of those further down the line Essex's Topley, the teenage beanpole fast bowler, will shortly return to school to complete his A-levels having added considerably to the sense of fast-maturing talent in reserve.
New kids on the block stake their claim for England Test place 2011
Is Doc Hunt the skinny beanpole with the frizzy hair and geeky looking glasses?
Think Progress » Palin says she’s fine with Limbaugh’s use of the ‘r-word.’ 2010
Fortunately the possible replacements, to appear alongside James Anderson and Stuart Broad , include man-mountain Chris Tremlett and increasingly pacy beanpole Steven Finn , whose bowling in similar conditions was one of the very few pluses of England's disastrous 5-0 one-day international thrashing in India in October.
Pakistan Transformed for Test vs. England Richard Lord 2012
MS Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh could do nothing to halt the slide and when the beanpole figure of Ishant Sharma marked his guard, the scoreboard showed a forlorn 124 for eight.
VVS Laxman shows special side again as India edge past Australia Dileep Premachandran in Mohali 2010
YeOldeWorde commented on the word beanpole
Guess it makes sense, since a beanpole must also be slender and thin, in order to facilitate growth.
March 30, 2012