1
: a cloth bag partially filled typically with dried beans and used as a toy
2
: any of various pellet-filled bags used as furniture (such as a chair) or household articles (such as an ashtray base)
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Driving the news: The airport this week opened its first room designed to provide a quiet space for people featuring dim lights, beanbags and activity panels.
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Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
He was subdued after an officer fired a beanbag round, striking Hermanson and allowing police to arrest him.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
In another video, Chad said on camera that had been forced to sleep on a beanbag chair for 7 months as punishment.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Officer Barr fired a shotgun upon Ross after a sergeant shot the suspect with beanbag rounds while attempting to arrest him in June 2021.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2025
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Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
He was subdued after an officer fired a beanbag round, striking Hermanson and allowing police to arrest him.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
In another video, Chad said on camera that had been forced to sleep on a beanbag chair for 7 months as punishment.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Officer Barr fired a shotgun upon Ross after a sergeant shot the suspect with beanbag rounds while attempting to arrest him in June 2021.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Beanbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beanbag. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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beanbag
noun
bean·bag
ˈbēn-ˌbag 
1
: a cloth bag usually filled with dried beans and used in many games
2
: a bag filled with pellets that is used as a chair
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