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Meanings of old bean in English

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Usage of old bean in English
1
So what do you do, Britain, old sock old bean old pal?
The Guardian
2
The old bean will stand a certain amount, but this was too much.
The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories
3
It is just an old bean pot full of baked beans.
The new yorker
4
My typewriter almost automatically writes ' old top,' ' old soul,' ' old bean,' 'old egg.'
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, Jan. 1, 1919
5
Our power-plant can be doubled up in emergencies, thanks to Martin's cautious old bean.
The Skylark of Space
6
The fake-cool one about everything being fine, old bean.
The Sense of an Ending
7
Here we are, old bean, at your elbow.
The Happy Adventurers
8
Get your old bean-pot out of the way!
A New England Girlhood, Outlined from Memory (Beverly, MA)
9
That's rather the plan, actually, old bean.
Johannes cabal the necromancer
10
More power to your quiff, old bean.
The Guardian
11
With a bit of luck I'll dodge the unofficial jobs- Igetthat holiday after all, old bean.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 5, 1919
12
The man who sat next me was a judge and asked me what an ' old bean' meant.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 12, 1919
13
More than happy to oblige, old bean.
Come out tonight
14
Pay the thing, will you, old bean?
The Secret Adversary
15
No light repartee, have you, old bean?
The Secret Adversary
16
And so on… old chap, old bean.
The Irish Times
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