stringbeany

English

Etymology

From string bean +‎ -y.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstɹɪŋ.biːni/

Adjective

stringbeany (comparative more stringbeany, superlative most stringbeany)

  1. (informal) tall and slender
    • 2002, Laurance L. Priddy, Critical Evidence, page 96:
      […] doing variations on Old Devil Moon on trumpet, backed by an aging hippy on drums, a stringbeany, college student type on upright bass, and a balding man in his fifties playing an effectively understated piano.
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