string bean

"String bean" can refer to a type of green vegetable or describe a person's physique humorously.

🇺🇸 US Voice:

🇬🇧 UK Voice:

Definition

A2Culinary

(common)A long, thin green vegetable often used in cooking.

Example

She added string beans to the stir-fry for extra crunch.
String beans are a popular side dish at summer barbecues.

B2Informal Description

(informal, humorous)A person who is very tall and thin.

Example

He was such a string bean in high school, always towering over his classmates.
My brother's a real string bean; he needs to eat more!

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "string bean":

field bean black bean runner bean common bean sea bean jack bean silly bean snake bean bean sprout baked bean haricot bean horse bean string bet butter bean stink bean pea bean red bean full of beans