beat Banaghan
beat Banaghan verb: to tell wonderful stories, or something which is amazing and remarkable.
Verb
beat Banaghan (third-person singular simple present beats Banaghan, present participle beating Banaghan, simple past beat Banaghan, past participle beaten Banaghan)
- To tell wonderful stories, or something which is amazing and remarkable.
- "'Jack Palmer, as I'm a sinner,' cried Titus. 'Why this beats Banaghan. Arrah ! Jack, honey, what does this mean ? Is it yourself I see in such company?'"1837, William Harrison Ainsworth, Rookwood (Revised) http://books.google.com/books?id=RRoGAAAAQAAJ, page 147
- "He watched her as she slowly disappeared, and shook his head with a puzzled air. ¶'This beats Banaghan, and he beats --'"1875, F.J. Hall, Conquered at Last, page 325
Forms of beat Banaghan
| third-person singular present | beats Banaghan |
|---|---|
| present participle | beating Banaghan |
| past | beat Banaghan |
| past participle | beaten Banaghan |
Origin of beat Banaghan
The Classic 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue speculates "perhaps Banaghan was a minstrel famous for dealing in the marvellous."
Questions about beat Banaghan
- What does beat Banaghan mean?
- Beat Banaghan means to tell wonderful stories, or something which is amazing and remarkable.
- What part of speech is beat Banaghan?
- Beat Banaghan is a verb.
- What is the past tense of beat Banaghan?
- The past tense of beat Banaghan is beat Banaghan.
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