Second Banana (Noun)
Meaning 1
Someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 2
A performer who acts as stooge to a comedian.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The comedian's second banana was responsible for setting up the jokes and playing the fool to the star's witty one-liners.
- As the second banana to a famous comedian, he had to endure endless pranks and humiliation in the name of entertainment.
- The second banana's job was to ad-lib and respond to the comedian's improvisational insults and jokes.
- After years of playing the second banana, he decided to try his hand at being the main act, but his attempt at solo stardom fizzled.
- The comedian's second banana became a crowd favorite for his over-the-top reactions to the comedian's jokes and antics.