"silly bean" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: silly beans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} silly bean (plural silly beans)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see silly, bean.
    Sense id: en-silly_bean-en-noun-g2DGdRbW
  2. (childish) Someone acting in a silly or unintelligent manner. Tags: childish
    Sense id: en-silly_bean-en-noun-r5PGHtwN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89

Inflected forms

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