LE$BEAN

What Does LE$BEAN Mean?

The Growing Glossary of Dating Slang

If you're new to online dating, then I'm afraid there is whole new language with well over 250 terms for you to learn.

Particularly since the rise of the iKids, people have been far more open about their sexual preferences and desires, and this has generated a long glossary of new dating terms. Many sexual preferences are still abbreviated on dating sites, presumably with the idea that those who do not understand the term do not need to know it. That thinking does not help newcomers though. Here is the term you're looking for:

LE$BEAN means "Lesbian."

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On TikTok and other social media platforms, the term le$bean is used as code for lesbian. Le$bean is an example of algospeak, the abbreviation, deliberate misspelling, or substitution of words in order to bypass automated content moderation systems. Le$bean is also typed as "le dollar bean" and "le dollar sign bean."

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When I write LE$BEAN, I mean this:

Le$bean is algospeak for lesbian.

Summary of Key Points

"Lesbian" is, by far, the most common meaning for LE$BEAN when it is used in a text. (Bear in mind that it could have another meaning if used in a different context.)

LE$BEAN
Definition:	Lesbian
Type:	Internet Slang Term
Guessability:	2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

An Academic Look at LE$BEAN

Le$bean is defined as an internet slang term because some of its characters are used as substitutes for letters. Most "slang terms" were introduced to reduce the number of key strokes required to write the word, but since the arrival of predictive texting and keyboards on mobile devices, this efficiency is no longer required. Nevertheless, "slang terms" are still regularly used to make messages more entertaining, to express individuality, or (as in the case of le$bean) to deceive contentent moderation algorithms. "Slang terms" differ from emoticons because they are not pictorial representations.