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bananadine

bananadine noun: a fictional psychoactive substance said to be extracted from banana peels.

Noun

bananadine (uncountable)

  1. A fictional psychoactive substance said to be extracted from banana peels.
    • They conclude that the "active ingredient" in bananadine is the psychic suggestibility of the user in the proper setting.1967, The American Journal of Psychiatry
    • The smoking of dried scrapings from the inner portion of banana peel (bananadine or mellow yellow) has received the most national publicity.1970, Oliver Erasmus Byrd, Medical readings on drug abuse
    Synonyms:
    mellow yellow

Synonyms of bananadine

Origin of bananadine

Coined for a hoax in the Berkeley Barb in 1967, presumably from banana + -ine.

Questions about bananadine

What does bananadine mean?
Bananadine means a fictional psychoactive substance said to be extracted from banana peels.
What part of speech is bananadine?
Bananadine is a noun.

Words near bananadine in the dictionary

  1. banana-y
  2. bananabird
  3. bananabirds
  4. bananacue
  5. bananacues
  6. bananadine
  7. bananaey
  8. Bananagate
  9. bananageddon
  10. bananahood
  11. Bananaland

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