Banana Skin (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
- He slipped on a banana skin and almost fell down the stairs.
- The careless pedestrian tossed the banana skin on the sidewalk without a second thought.
- In comedy sketches, the classic gag of slipping on a banana skin is still widely used today.
- A discarded banana skin lay on the pavement, waiting to become a hazard for an unsuspecting passerby.
- The cartoon character's hapless nature was epitomized by his propensity for slipping on banana skins.