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Make Beans 

A code phrase meaning to make love or have sex.

Used by people who do not engage in dirty talk.
Would you like to make beans with me?
Make Beans by Sodnods June 29, 2020

How many beans make 5? 

It's a British sort of joke phrase such that when asked the reply or answer is:

Bean, bean, bean and a half, half a bean and a bean.

My father used to ask me this when I was young and it was told to me as,

"Two beans, a bean and a half, half a bean and a bean."

After looking at various sources trying to figure out why anyone started saying this at all, I came across many versions. They all seem to contain most of the following parts in some arrangement: two beans, a bean, bean and a half and half a bean. I decided on this version because if listen you can hear the rhythm like a poem.

"Bean, bean, bean and a half, half a bean and a bean."

Oddly about 1 in 5 of the answers didn't actually add up to 5 beans.
The father turned to his little boy and asked, "How many beans make 5?" To which his son replied with great enthusiasm,
"Bean, bean, bean and a half, half a bean and a bean!"

how many beans make five 

An old British expression, used in the context "he knows how many beans make five", meaning "he knows his stuff" or referring to one who's good at mathematical puzzlers. Derives from the days of the abacus, when the wooden beads (beans) were moved along in various increments.
"He's a clever bloke, he knows how many beans make five"

How many beans make 5 

British term. A shibboleth designed to establish whether a person had learned nonsense rhyme "one bean ,two bean,a bean and a half and half a bean" from his Nanny and thereby establish upper or upper middle class origins.
" That fellow isn't our sort at all ,he doesn't even know how many beans make 5"

How many beans make 5 

Seedy sex game played in the bars of Pattaya, where a man guesses the age of a woman based on the view of her clitoris. Played as a best of 5.
Hey, fancy joining me at Noncerama for a game of "how many beans make 5"?
How many beans make 5 by fen riss August 22, 2011

beans will make you dance

Beans will make you dance
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Oblication 

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