What does top banana mean in slang?

top banana. noun slang, mainly US. the leading comedian in vaudeville, burlesque, etc. the leader; boss.
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What does banana mean in slang?

(bəˈnɑːnəz ) adjective. slang. crazy (esp in the phrase go bananas)
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Who said top banana?

Ernie Bilko on television's “You'll Never Get Rich” (1955), later “The Phil Silvers Show.” “If you wanna be a top banana, you gotta start at the bottom of the bunch.” So goes Johnny Mercer's lyric to the title song of the 1951 Broadway musical that opened seventy years ago this fall.
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What does banana mean for boys?

🍌 Banana emoji

Depicting a partially peeled banana fruit, the banana emoji is variously used to suggest a penis, acting wild and crazy, slipping up, and the actual fruit.
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What does 🥜 mean in texting?

The Brief: The peanuts emoji 🥜 is often used as an innuendo for ejaculation/orgasm.
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What does 🍇 mean slang?

1. The 🍇 emoji occasionally represents male genitalia. This emoji definitely isn't used in the sexting world that often, but it can stand for a certain male body part in the right context.
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What does Tally Mi banana mean?

1 Answer. It is a song from the point of view of dock workers working the night shift loading bananas onto ships. Daylight has come, the shift is over and they want their work to be counted up so that they can go home (this is the meaning of the lyric "Come, Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana)
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What's a second banana?

second banana (plural second bananas) (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.
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Where did the slang term bananas come from?

These sources claim that the crazy banana meaning comes from the phrase “banana oil,” which, in flapper slang, meant “nonsense.” Typically, the substance referred to as banana oil is amyl acetate, which is, insanely, used as both a paint solvent and as a flavoring.
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What does 🍑 mean in slang?

Officially called the peach emoji, the butt emoji was first introduced in 2010 under Unicode 6.0. As its fuzzy, cleft appearance looks like a plump rear end, the peach emoji quickly came to stand for buttocks on social media and in text messages, especially a woman's in sexual contexts.
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What does a banana mean on TikTok?

"Westernized Asian Person" (pejorative term) is a common definition for BANANA on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. BANANA. Definition: Westernized Asian Person.
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What does it mean to go bananas for someone?

to become extremely angry or excited: She'll go bananas when you tell her the news.
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What is a banana bender slang?

Banana bender in British English

noun. Australian slang. a native or inhabitant of Queensland. Also called: Bananalander (bəˈnɑːnəˌlændə )
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What does banana oil slang mean?

Nonsense, exaggerated flattery, as in I should be on television? Cut out the banana oil! The precise analogy in this idiom is not clear, unless it is to the fact that banana oil, a paint solvent and artificial flavoring agent, has no relation to the fruit other than that it smells like it.
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What is race to the bottom banana?

The 'Race to the Bottom'

A 'race to the bottom' in the banana industry has been fuelled by the low prices paid by supermarkets and the cost cutting actions taken by fruit companies as they relocate in search of cheaper labour and weaker legislation in exporting regions.
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What does third banana mean?

Third Banana, for the uninitiated, is a very humble station in show business. During the depression Phil played burlesque; the average burlesque company carries three comedians who are always known as First, Second and Third Bananas.
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What does cuckoo bananas mean?

Cuckoo bananas is jargon for completely crazy. It is also an expression that is usually said when something goes wrong or you make a certain mistake.
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What does dancing banana mean?

The Dancing Banana GIF was originally part of a Flash animation accompanied by The Buckwheat Boyz' "Peanut Butter Jelly Time." Now it's just a great way to tell your friends and coworkers that you're ready for the weekend.
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What does banana and cherry mean?

Cherry: "In a relationship" Banana: "Married"
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What does 🥩 mean in slang?

Emoji Meaning

A cut of uncooked red meat, as a T-bone or rib-eye steak, with the light, white marbling of fat. May be used for sexual slang. Cut of Meat was approved as part of Unicode 10.0 in 2017 and added to Emoji 5.0 in 2017.
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What does 💨 mean in text?

The emoji is used to represent feelings of exhaustion, smoking, and exhaling a big sigh.
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What does 🤟 mean?

🤟 I Love You Gesture emoji

A universal emoji! Or … is it? The love-you gesture or I love you hand sign emoji is the American Sign Language gesture for “I love you,” showing a hand with a raised index finger and pinky (little) finger and an extended thumb.
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What does Cheerio mean in slang?

goodbye; goodbye and good luck. (formerly used as a toast to one's drinking companions.)
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What's a smoothie slang?

countable noun. If you describe a someone as a smoothie, you mean that they are extremely smart, confident, and polite, often in a way that you find rather unpleasant. [informal]
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