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beany

beany

4 9.9
A small round cap that students wear at some schools or colleges as part of a uniform
  • noun
  • /ˈbiːni/
  • Archaic
translation icon : gorro
  • The freshmen were easily recognizable by their distinctive beanies during orientation week.
  • wear beanies
  • knit beanies

I thought the beanie would help for the kid and I think it did.

Examples

  • And I love the beanies on the babies.

    Blog text (18)

  • Brooke will thank you someday for taking all of those pictures of her too, especially when they include ones of her in adorable beanies.

    Blog text (18)

  • I thought the beanie would help for the kid and I think it did.

    Jubilee

  • So cute, especially the matching beanies!

    Blog text (18)

  • Rookies are to wear their beanies at all times.

    American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005)

  • My own preference would be one of those little propeller beanies.

    Blog text (27)

  • One group even decided to knit new scarves and beanies for the box, which was lovely.

    Blog text (29)

  • And you guys know that I love beanies and I even showed these in my Ball Must Haves video and I wore this one in my fall lookbook.

  • And now that the cooler weather is finally here, we'll be seeing more of the scruffy Twilight hunk in beanies and his signature flannel shirts...

    Blog text (13)

  • On the editorial page of the same issue, in an article titled "Rebel Rats," a student reported that freshmen were tired of "misshapen beanies that are reduced to drab blobs of red cloth within the first week after they are bought."

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

hat
vsbeany
∞ 1.0

A shaped covering for the head with a brim worn for warmth, protection, or style

is a much smaller traditional student round brimless head covering
cap
vsbeany
175 1.0

A soft hat that fits the head, often with a small brim

is narrower, a small round student head covering without a brim
beanie
vsbeany
18 3.4

A small, round hat that fits close to the head and keeps it warm

is the older traditional student form rather than the casual modern version
skullcap
vsbeany
3 7.6

A small round cap that fits the top of the head and has no brim, often worn for religious reasons

is the student tradition form rather than a religious or ceremonial covering

Surface Forms

beany singular
beanies plural

Morphology

beany = bean (semi-transparent) = bean + y

Formally built from 'bean' + '-y', but the meaning 'skullcap' depends on the slang sense of 'bean' = 'head', which many learners may not know.

Etymology

The word beany comes from the common word bean, a joking word students used for the 'head'. So the small round cap that sits on your 'bean' was called a beany, which is why the word means a little cap.