beanery

noun

bean·​ery ˈbēn-rē How to pronounce beanery (audio)
ˈbē-nə-
plural beaneries

Examples of beanery in a Sentence

that jerkwater town doesn't boast a single decent beanery
Recent Examples on the Web Even the little Watercolor Cafe, which calls itself a (coffee) beanery by day and an art studio by night, saw a spike in business. Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 21 July 2021 This was no spider-plants-and-Birkenstocks health-food beanery. Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of beanery was in 1879

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Cite this Entry

“Beanery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beanery. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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