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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Officers fired beanbag rounds, a nonlethal alternative to bullets, to subdue Carter and take him into custody.
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Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
But the earlier dolls were crude, lumpen things, a cross between a beanbag and a sculpted potato.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
In one there’s a ginormous beanbag chair and full-size sectional for family gatherings, including watching movies.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
The state spent more than $2 million on nonlethal efforts to drive the wolves away from human communities, working day and night over the summer to frighten them with drones, flags, rubber bullets and beanbags, among other methods.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
But the earlier dolls were crude, lumpen things, a cross between a beanbag and a sculpted potato.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
In one there’s a ginormous beanbag chair and full-size sectional for family gatherings, including watching movies.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
The state spent more than $2 million on nonlethal efforts to drive the wolves away from human communities, working day and night over the summer to frighten them with drones, flags, rubber bullets and beanbags, among other methods.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Beanbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beanbag. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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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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