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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)play

  Familiarity information: BANANA SKIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BANANA SKIN (noun)


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...):

peel; skin (the rind of a fruit or vegetable)


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