"beano" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbiːnəʊ/ [UK] Forms: beanos [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of beanfeast + -o. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|beanfeast}} Clipping of beanfeast, {{suffix|en||o}} + -o Head templates: {{en-noun}} beano (plural beanos)
  1. A beanfeast; any noisy celebration, a party.
    Sense id: en-beano-en-noun-oYEq5vK7
  2. (figuratively) Any home-made gas or indigestion remedy. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-beano-en-noun-uS7YpWgx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -o, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 47 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -o: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 60 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 59 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbiːnəʊ/ [UK]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} beano (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of bingo (“game of chance”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: bingo (extra: game of chance)
    Sense id: en-beano-en-noun-hSpB7LoN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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