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string_bean
string bean
English

Noun
string bean (plural string beans)
- A long, slender variety of green bean.
- 1963, Bob Dylan, "Talkin' World War III Blues":
- Well, I rung the fallout shelter bell / And I leaned my head and I gave a yell / “Give me a string bean, I’m a hungry man” / A shotgun fired and away I ran
- 1963, Bob Dylan, "Talkin' World War III Blues":
- (figuratively) A tall and thin person.
Translations
A long, slender variety of green bean
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tall and thin person
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