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second bananas

second bananas is the plural of second banana.

Meaning of second banana

Noun

second banana (plural second bananas)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) A comedian who plays a secondary or supporting role, especially as straight man and traditionally in vaudeville or burlesque theatre.
    • He grew disenchanted with playing second banana and never getting credit for the laughter.
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic) A person who serves in a supporting, secondary, or subsidiary capacity; an assistant.
    • The plumber left his second banana behind, to finish installing my new sink.

Questions about second bananas

What is second bananas the plural of?
Second bananas is the plural of second banana.

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