beer nut

beer nut

English

Name brand and generic Australian packaged beer nuts

Generic Australian beer nuts

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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

beer nut (plural beer nuts)

1. (Australia) A peanut served with its husk (but not its shell).
   • 1984, Steve Katz, Mongolian Whiskey, Stolen Stories, page 37,

     Stanley crumbled the husk of a beer nut between his thumb and middle finger.

   • 2006, Robin McGraw, Inside My Heart: Choosing to Live with Passion and Purpose‎, page 28:

     For instance, there's Phillip's opinion of chocolate: to him, it's just another snack—like beer nuts or a piece of fruit.

   • 2008, Tim Schenck, What Size are God's Shoes?: Kids, Chaos, and the Spiritual Life‎, page 37:

     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.

Translations

peanut served with its husk

Finnish: kuorimaton maapähkinä Spanish: cacahuate estilo español m (Mexico)

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