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banana nose

banana nose noun: a large, unusually long nose.

banana nose: a large, unusually long nose
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Noun

banana nose (plural banana noses)

  1. (idiomatic) A large, unusually long nose.
    • The man with the banana nose was on my right.2003, Lawrence Gordon Knudsen, The Clock Struck Terror: A Professor Bates Novel, →ISBN, page 113
    • Shortly before giving an exam, Throckmorton puts on a pair of Elmo slippers, a banana nose and a funny hat.2004 September 14, Valerie Strauss, “Can Exam Anxiety Be Overcome? With Effort”, in Washington Post, retrieved 10 Feb 2018
  2. (capitalized, idiomatic, mildly, offensive, sometimes) A person having such a nose.
    • But 30 years ago, it was a pleasure to relax at the track—win or lose. The only remark I ever heard made to a jockey by a fan in those days was a friendly "Hey, banana nose" addressed to the great Eddie Arcaro.1985 June 30, Robert N. Strauss, “Letters: Ugly Fans at Track”, in New York Times, retrieved 10 Feb 2018
    • Sometimes the kids at school call me Banana Split, and when my father heard the name, he said, "You mean Banana Nose. You always had a big nose."1995, Natalie Goldberg, Banana Rose: A Novel (2011 Open Road Media edition), ch. 2 (Google preview)

Forms of banana nose

pluralbanana noses
alternative formbanana-nose

Questions about banana nose

What does banana nose mean?
Banana nose means a large, unusually long nose.
What part of speech is banana nose?
Banana nose is a noun.
What is the plural of banana nose?
The plural of banana nose is banana noses.

Words near banana nose in the dictionary

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  2. banana lounges
  3. banana melon
  4. banana melons
  5. banana money
  6. banana nose
  7. banana noses
  8. banana note
  9. banana notes
  10. banana oil
  11. banana oils

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