Banana Peel (Noun)
Meaning
The skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded); "he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell".
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- The comedian's character slipped on a banana peel and fell, causing the audience to burst into laughter.
- Be careful not to leave a banana peel on the floor, or someone might slip on it.
- The cartoon character's annoying habit of scattering banana peels everywhere often led to comedic mishaps.
- A careless eater had discarded a banana peel on the sidewalk, and now someone had slipped on it.
- In the classic comedy sketch, the actor pretended to slip on a banana peel and landed with a thud.