(slang, vulgar) The testicles.
He told me he reached beans. I hope he’ll be okay.
Beans means: The testicles.. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. It carries sexual or vulgar connotations; not alarming on its own but worth understanding the context your teen heard it in. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Beans means: The testicles.. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. It carries sexual or vulgar connotations; not alarming on its own but worth understanding the context your teen heard it in. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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I didn’t have enough spoons to make chalupas, so tonight’s Cinco de Mayo dinner effort was chicken fajitas, rice, and homemade refried beans with slaw.
beans means: The testicles.. Register: very informal, often derogatory or vulgar. Avoid in formal, business, academic, or polite writing. Even in casual speech the word can offend and is best left out of a learner's active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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“I didn’t have enough spoons to make chalupas, so tonight’s Cinco de Mayo dinner effort was chicken fajitas, rice, and homemade refried beans with slaw.”
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“Tabitha: So you blackmailed a witch for her magic beans so you could... grow a boy? Tabitha: And you thought that was going to work out for you? Julius: I'd watch what you fuckin' say to me! Tabitha: Yeah. I'm the problem here.”
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(slang, chiefly in the negative) An insignificant value or amount.
He told me he reached beans. I hope he’ll be okay.
“Ful medames and edameme Do you think they could be somehow related since they both are about cooked beans?”
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(slang, urban) Pills; drugs in pill form.
He told me he reached beans. I hope he’ll be okay.
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