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banana noses

banana noses is the plural of banana nose.

Meaning of banana nose

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
  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

Questions about banana noses

What is banana noses the plural of?
Banana noses is the plural of banana nose.

Words near banana noses in the dictionary

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

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