Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In good condition (like a bean-fed horse); spirited; fresh.

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

  • noun same as beanie.

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

  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of beans.

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

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

Etymologies

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bean +‎ -y

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