a bean-shaped sweet with a brightly coloured coating around a gelatinous filling
jellybean in American English
(ˈdʒeliˌbin)
noun
a small, bean-shaped, usually brightly colored candy with a hard sugar coating and a firm gelatinous filling
Word origin
[1900–05, Amer.; jelly + bean]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cathode-ray tube, desensitize, hormone, hydroplane, throwaway
Examples of 'jellybean' in a sentence
jellybean
Take a spin, then eat the chosen jellybean.
The Sun (2015)
In the playroom, the green, pink, white and purple candystriped velvet sofas make the jellybean alphabet playmat seem positively bland.