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BANANA SKIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does banana skin mean?
• BANANA SKIN (noun)
The noun BANANA SKIN has 1 sense:
1. the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded)
Familiarity information: BANANA SKIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
banana peel; banana skin
Context example:
he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell
Hypernyms ("banana skin" is a kind of...):
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