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
Those traits allowed Clark to defend every player on the court, from jitterbug point guards to beanpole centers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
I was very skinny as a child, in fact, I looked pretty much like a beanpole until I left school.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2019
As a dancer, Peter Walker, a dark-haired beanpole amid the New York City Ballet corps, has an unusually adult and purposeful look.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2018
There was another curly-headed boy, a six-foot-five, slightly goofy-looking beanpole with a smile that could knock your socks off, named Jim McMillin.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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