beer nut

Possibly from the US trademark Beer Nuts (named for their intended use as a snack with beer), though the US brand is not sold in Australia.

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beer nut (plural beer nuts)

1. (Australia) A peanut served with its husk (but not its shell).
   • 1984, Steve Katz, Mongolian Whiskey: Stolen Stories, page 37:

     Stanley crumbled the husk of a beer nut between his thumb and middle finger.

   • 2006, Robin McGraw, Inside My Heart: Choosing to Live with Passion and Purpose‎, page 28:

     For instance, there's Phillip's opinion of chocolate: to him, it's just another snack—like beer nuts or a piece of fruit.

   • 2008, Tim Schenck, What Size are God's Shoes?: Kids, Chaos, and the Spiritual Life‎, page 37:

     At the end of the party, the parents of the birthday boy handed me a party bag and my prize: a bag of beer nuts. I've since wondered what kind of parent would possibly give an eight-year-old beer nuts, but whatever. It was the seventies.

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