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- [buh-nan-uh z]
- /bəˈnæn əz/
- /bəˈnɑː.nəz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buh-nan-uh z]
- /bəˈnæn əz/
Definitions of bananas word
- adjective bananas crazy (esp in the phrase go bananas) 3
- adjective bananas crazy or eccentric 3
- adjective bananas wildly enthusiastic, excited, etc. 3
- adjective bananas crazy; deranged: All that chatter is driving me bananas. 1
- adjective bananas wildly enthusiastic: The crowd went bananas when the music began. 1
- noun bananas a tropical plant of the genus Musa, certain species of which are cultivated for their nutritious fruit. Compare banana family. 1
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Origin of bananas
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
1965-70, Americanism; see banana, -s3
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bananas
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bananas popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bananas usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bananas
adj bananas
- crazy — If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange.
- lunatic — (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- cuckoo — A cuckoo is a bird that has a call of two quick notes, and lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
- maniac — Mathematical Analyzer, Numerical Integrator and Computer
- nuts — insane; crazy.
noun bananas
adjective bananas
- insane — not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
Antonyms for bananas
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