banana skin
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
banana skin (plural banana skins)
- (UK) The outer skin of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.
- (UK) A cause of difficulty, or potential embarrassment.
- The subject is becoming a political banana skin.
Synonyms[edit]
- banana peel (Canadian, US)
Hyponyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
banana skin — see banana peel
References[edit]
- banana peel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “banana skin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.