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beaner
[ bee-ner ]
noun
- a contemptuous term used to refer to a Mexican, a Mexican American, or, less frequently, a Latino of other national origin or descent.
yĐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of beaner1
Example Sentences
I would add that those slogans can get so much uglier: âF**k those dirty beanersâ and âF**k Islamâ are anything but unheard of.
The New York Times was skewered in 2019 for including the word âbeanerâ in its crossword puzzle.
In texts, Bowen referred to migrants and other border-crossers as âbeanersâ or âtonks,â a pejorative term referring to the sound made when agents banged their flashlights on the heads of those being taken into custody.
âI thought about the âbeanerâ line too,â she said.
Anti-migrant violence was fuelled by angry veterans returning from Vietnam, who carried out what they called âbeaner raidsâ to break up migrant camps.
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