jelly bean

noun

: a sugar-glazed bean-shaped candy

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Thomas said games included a scavenger hunt, pond game, jelly bean count guess, egg spoon race, ring toss and bean bag toss. — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 In everyday terms, the Planck mass is about equivalent to a human eyebrow hair, or a flea egg, which is about one-fifty-thousandth as heavy as a jelly bean. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 June 2026 Bill Clinton breaks into laughter as Ronald Reagan presents him with a jar of red, white and blue jelly beans that, Reagan said, kept him from going to back to cigarettes. — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026 The Buttered Popcorn jelly bean turned 25 years old in 2014 and is considered the world’s first savory jelly bean flavor. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jelly bean

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of jelly bean was in 1886

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jelly bean

noun
: a sugar-glazed bean-shaped candy

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