Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A small brimless cap.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A cap that fits the head closely, usually knitted from wool.
  • noun Short for Beanie Baby, a small soft toy filled with beans or similar stuffing.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Probably from bean, head.]

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Examples

  • Yakkay's bike-helmets look like hats -- just slip a cover on (they come in beanie, sunhat, peaked cap and a couple other varieties, and in many colors) and pedal your way to sartorial splendour.

    Boing Boing 2008

  • This is where the liquid oxygen is, that cap on top they call the beanie cap.

    CNN Transcript Jul 25, 2005 2005

  • 27 February 2009 at 4: 22 pm hahaha the famous beanie is backkk!

    Twilight Lexicon » Rob Pattison and Hugh Jackman Sing? 2009

  • There goes my idea to invest Social Security funds in beanie babies and 60’s lunch boxes.

    Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Orange County Moves to Ohio 2005

  • "Beanies" it is - although to me a beanie is a round hat with a propeller on top.

    A Package From The Other Side of the World! 2008

  • "Beanies" it is - although to me a beanie is a round hat with a propeller on top.

    Archive 2008-05-01 2008

  • You can see there, at the top, the so-called beanie cap, the gaseous oxygen vent hood is being removed right now.

    CNN Transcript Oct 23, 2007 2007

  • We are in countdown mode here at the Kennedy Space Center, as you look at live pictures of Eileen Collins, the commander of this mission, preparing with her communications gear, so-called beanie cap she's putting on there, before she makes her way into the Space Shuttle Discovery. launch expected 10: 39 a.m. Eastern Time.

    CNN Transcript Jul 26, 2005 2005

  • Since shearing off his medium-length brown locks, Crosby says wearing a beanie is a must during frigid winter days.

    newsleader.com - 2009

  • Hey, Danger Girl - a tuque is a knitted hat, sometimes known as a 'beanie' in some parts of the world.

    Happy Canada Day! Jen 2009

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  • See tuque for a discussion.

    Hmm...before I even typed that, I saw an ad on this page for tooks--hats with built-in headphones. John, are you now placing mind-reading ads?

    April 18, 2008