top banana
UK/ˌtɒp bəˈnɑːnə/US/ˌtɑp bəˈnænə/
top banana noun: the boss, the leader.
Noun
top banana (plural top bananas)
- The boss, the leader.
- Only the top banana can make a decision of that magnitude.
- Synonyms:
- big cheese, baron, big enchilada, big gun, big kahuna, big man, big name, big noise, big shot, bigwig
- The principal comedian in a vaudeville or burlesque show.
- He was hilarious, and remained the top banana on the tour for years.
- Antonyms:
- second banana
Synonyms of top banana
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- big wheel
- boss
- grand poobah
- head honcho
- heavy hitter
- heavyweight
- high muckamuck
- high muckety-muck
- king of all one surveys
- king of the castle
- king of the hill
- kingpin
- macher
- mayor
- muckamuck
- muckety muck
- mugwump
- numero uno
- panjandrum
- poobah
- rooster
- somebody
- top boy
- top cat
- top dog
- top gun
- very important person
- VIP
- wheel
Antonyms
Forms of top banana
| plural | top bananas |
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Questions about top banana
- What does top banana mean?
- Top banana means the boss, the leader.
- What part of speech is top banana?
- Top banana is a noun.
- How do you pronounce top banana?
- Top banana is pronounced /ˌtɑp bəˈnænə/ (US).
- What is the plural of top banana?
- The plural of top banana is top bananas.
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