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second banana

sec·ond ba·nan·a
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sek-uh nd buh-nan-uh]
    • /ˈsɛk ənd bəˈnæn ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sek-uh nd buh-nan-uh]
    • /ˈsɛk ənd bəˈnæn ə/

Definitions of second banana words

  • noun second banana a comic who supports the leading comedian, often as a straight man, especially in burlesque or vaudeville. 1
  • noun second banana any person who plays a secondary role or serves in a subsidiary capacity. 1
  • noun second banana a performer in show business, esp. burlesque, who plays a subordinate role, as straight man, to the top banana, or star comedian 0
  • noun second banana any person in a subordinate, often servile, position 0
See all 4 definitions of second banana

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Origin of second banana

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Second banana

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Second banana

second banana popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for second banana

noun second banana

  • back seat — a seat at the back, esp of a vehicle
  • banana — Bananas are long curved fruit with yellow skins.
  • benchwarmer — a player who is usually on the bench; reserve
  • cutup — a person who clowns, plays practical jokes, etc. to attract attention
  • feeder — a person or thing that supplies food or feeds something.
All 16 Synonyms of second banana

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