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beer nut

noun

Etymology

Possibly from the US trademark Beer Nuts (named for their intended use as a snack with beer), though the US brand is not sold in Australia.

Definitions

  1. A peanut served with its husk (but not its shell).

    • Stanley crumbled the husk of a beer nut between his thumb and middle finger.
    • For instance, there's Phillip's opinion of chocolate: to him, it's just another snack—like beer nuts or a piece of fruit.
    • At the end of the party, the parents of the birthday boy handed me a party bag and my prize: a bag of beer nuts. I've since wondered what kind of parent would possibly give an eight-year-old beer nuts, but whatever. It was the seventies.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA