beanpole
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Then there is Milton, a 6-foot, 7-inch beanpole who loves playing Pokémon and appears to take his facial hair manscaping cues from a walrus.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2023
And it certainly wasn’t the mentality that father and head coach Bill Bedgood tried to instill all these years in his sprouting 6-foot-9 beanpole of a son.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2023
Nineteen years old, and skinny as a beanpole, he had been offered a training course working at the luxury department store Bonwit Teller, where he eventually landed a job in the advertising department.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2018
And when Betances holds that lead, here comes 6-foot-7 lefty Andrew Miller, built like a beanpole who owns the ninth.
From Washington Post ● May 18, 2015
His hair was a mess of dark curls and he was still skinny as a beanpole, but his clothes fit perfectly.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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