Plural of beanie; small, close-fitting round hats without a brim, often worn by children or as casual headwear.
From 'bean' (the shape resembles a bean) plus diminutive suffix '-ie', pluralized with '-s'. Emerged in 20th-century American slang, possibly referencing the hat's bean-like shape.
Beanies became a fashion statement beyond children's wear when Ty Inc. created Beanie Babies in 1995, creating a collecting craze so intense that rare ones sold for thousands of dollars on the secondary market.
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