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mung bean


Infers someone is totaly useless. I heard it in Broome in reference to itinerant tourists: They're a bunch of mung beans.

Contributor's comments: Mung bean is in common use in Perth for a person who embraces new age ideas, lifestyle, etc: a hippie.

Contributor's comments: also refers to lefty, greenie, pinko, vegetarian feral types.

Contributor's comments: This term is used in the south coast of WA, around Denmark & Albany to describe those living an 'alternative lifestyle'.