Etymology 1

From . Literally "a person who eats refried beans".

Usage notes

The connotations of this word are mixed, and its use can connote things different to what the user intended. It carries pejorative racial connotations to some people.

Noun

1. A pitch deliberately thrown at the head (the ) of the batter.
2. A superior or admirable person; something excellent.
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Usage notes

This sense of a superior or admirable person, from U.S. baseball slang in the 1940s and 1950s, is now almost completely superseded.