NOUN
- seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble
How To Use jumping bean In A Sentence
- Mexican jumping beans Los De Abajo followed with a frenetic performance of rock, salsa, mariachi and ska all rolled in to one.
- Against all odds, the Great Books joined the roster of postwar fads like drive-ins, hula hoops, and Mexican jumping beans … The Great Books initially scratched a cultural itch, but before long became synonymous with boosterism, Babbittry, and H.L. Mencken’s benighted boobocracy. 2009 February 19 | NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS
- Well, it was kind of like if Nicole, who is like a jumping bean amped up on java, had a twin who was ten times more hyper than she is, and then I had to deal with both of them.
- Against all odds, the Great Books joined the roster of postwar fads like drive-ins, hula hoops, and Mexican jumping beans … The Great Books initially scratched a cultural itch, but before long became synonymous with boosterism, Babbittry, and H.L. Mencken’s benighted boobocracy. 2009 February 19 | NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS
- It's like being surrounded by a squadron of hygge jumping beans. Times, Sunday Times