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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Weiss, of the Center for Biological Diversity, said any move to allow more aggressive hazing of wolves by civilians, such as shooting at them with beanbags or rubber bullets, would have to proceed very carefully and include significant training or risk seriously injuring the animals.
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Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Space is limited so readers are advised to bring their own cushions, beanbags, blankets.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
One of the investigators fired non-lethal beanbag rounds at the man to try to subdue him, but Hampson fled.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
The little ones lasted an impressive hour before their attention waned (at which time there were beanbag chairs and toys at the ready).
—Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 12 May 2025
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Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Space is limited so readers are advised to bring their own cushions, beanbags, blankets.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
One of the investigators fired non-lethal beanbag rounds at the man to try to subdue him, but Hampson fled.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
The little ones lasted an impressive hour before their attention waned (at which time there were beanbag chairs and toys at the ready).
—Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 12 May 2025
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“Beanbag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beanbag. Accessed 6 Aug. 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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