"bean-eater" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bean-eaters [plural]
Etymology: The sense referring to Mexicans is explained by beans being a staple of Mexican cuisine. The sense referring to Bostonians came from a time when navy beans were a staple in Boston, especially as Boston baked beans. It is sometimes said to have originated in reference to immigrants there, but in usage it more often has referred to Boston Brahmins just as much as other Bostonians, and the assertion may well be only an ill-founded assumption. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bean-eater (plural bean-eaters)
  1. (US, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A Mexican. Tags: US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur
    Sense id: en-bean-eater-en-noun-en:Mexican Categories (other): American English, English ethnic slurs
  2. (US, derogatory, dated) A Bostonian (a person from Boston, Massachusetts). Tags: US, dated, derogatory
    Sense id: en-bean-eater-en-noun-en:Bostonian Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bean eater, beaneater Related terms: beaner, potato eater (english: slur towards Irish people), rice-eater (english: slur directed towards Asian people)

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