bananas

ba·nan·as

B0052300 (bə-năn′əz)adj. Slang 1. Out of one's mind; crazy: "City dwellers ... are subjected to so much noise it drives them bananas" (New Yorker).2. Wildly enthusiastic.

[From banana, worthless or crazy person, from banana.]

bananas

(bəˈnɑːnəz) adjslang crazy (esp in the phrase go bananas)

ba•nan•as

(bəˈnæn əz)

adj. Slang. 1. crazy. 2. wildly enthusiastic. [1965–70]

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bananas

adjectiveSlang. Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness:brainsick, crazy, daft, demented, disordered, distraught, dotty, insane, lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, mentally ill, moonstruck, off, touched, unbalanced, unsound, wrong.Informal: bonkers, cracked, daffy, gaga, loony.Slang: batty, buggy, cuckoo, fruity, loco, nuts, nutty, screwy, wacky.Chiefly British: crackers.Law: non compos mentis.Idioms: around the bend, crazy as a loon, mad as a hatter, not all there, nutty as a fruitcake, off one's head, off one's rocker, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, sick in the head, stark raving mad.

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bananas

second banana

1. A performer who acts as a support to a lead comedian (the so-called "top banana"), as during a burlesque or vaudeville routine. I generally don't mind playing second banana when I'm with such a legendary comedian, but it would be nice to be the one getting all the laughs once in a while.2. By extension, someone who occupies a secondary, lesser, or subservient role or position. I've been second banana in this company for too long now. I'm going to start up my own business, and then I'll be the one in charge!See also: banana, second

go bananas

1. To become irrational or crazy. I'll end up going bananas if I have to work in this cubicle for one more day!2. To express great excitement about something in an exuberant manner. The kids are going to go bananas when we tell them about the trip.See also: bananas, go

go bananas over (something)

To express great excitement about something in an exuberant manner. She totally went bananas over that wedding dress, so I think it's the one she's ultimately going to pick.See also: bananas, go, over

cool bananas

Awesome! Great! You want me to go to the concert with you? Cool bananas, I'm in!See also: bananas, cool

go bananas

Sl. to go mildly crazy. Sorry, I just went bananas for a minute. I thought he was going to go bananas.See also: bananas, go

drive someone crazy

Also, drive someone mad or bananas or bonkers or nuts or up the wall ; drive someone to drink. Greatly exasperate someone, annoy to distraction. For example, His habitual lateness drives me crazy, or Apologizing over and over drives me bananas, or These slovenly workmen drive me up the wall, or Your nagging is driving me to drink. All of these hyperbolic expressions describe a person's extreme frustration, supposedly to the point of insanity ( crazy, mad, nuts, bonkers, and bananas all mean "insane"); up the wall alludes to climbing the walls to escape and to drink to imbibing alcohol to induce oblivion. See also: crazy, drive, someone

go bananas

Act crazy, as in When it comes to animal rights, some people go bananas. According to the lexicographer J. E. Lighter, this expression may allude to the similar go ape, in that apes and other primates are closely associated with eating bananas. [Slang; second half of 1900s] See also: bananas, go

second banana

see under top banana. See also: banana, second

second banana

mainly AMERICAN, INFORMAL1. If you call something or someone second banana you mean they are the next most important or popular person or thing after the most important or popular person or thing. While hockey is king in Canada, the sport has to play second banana south of the border to Major League Baseball.2. A second banana is a performer who performs with someone else who has a bigger part in the performance. Carney returned to radio as second banana on comedy shows. Compare with play second fiddle.See also: banana, second

go bananas

INFORMALIf someone goes bananas, they become very angry, upset or excited. I tried to ask about Jack. She went bananas. She sobbed and howled. The audience went bananas — anything for a bit of excitement.See also: bananas, go

go bananas over something

INFORMALIf you go bananas over something, you become very enthusiastic about it. Everyone went bananas over his new TV show.See also: bananas, go, over, something

go bananas

1 become extremely angry or excited. 2 go mad. informal 1 1992 Jim Lehrer A Bus of My Own I predicted John Erlichman would probably go bananas when he testified the next day. See also: bananas, go

second banana

the second most important person in an organization or activity. informal, chiefly North AmericanSee also: banana, second

go baˈnanas

(slang) become angry, crazy or silly: If I’m late again my Dad’ll go bananas. ♢ The clock’s going bananas (= isn’t working correctly).See also: bananas, go

bananas

1. mod. crazy. (Often with go, see also go bananas.) You were bananas before I ever showed up on the scene. 2. mod. enthusiastic. The audience was bananas over the new star.

Cool beans!

and Cool bananas! exclam. Wow! Cool beans, man. That’s great! I won again! Cool bananas! See also: cool

Cool bananas!

verbSee Cool beans!See also: cool

go bananas

in. to go mildly crazy. (see also bananas.) I thought he was going to go bananas. See also: bananas, go

go ape, to

To act frenzied with delight, fury, or some other strong emotion. Why such behavior should be described as apelike is not known. The slangy term dates from about 1950 and is used in such contexts as “The audience went ape over the new jazz combo,” or “The school board goes ape over the very mention of budget cuts.” A related and possibly derivative cliché is to go bananas, with roughly the same meaning. It dates from the 1960s. The National Public Radio show All Things Considered had it: “When you mention the word ‘nuclear,’ people start to go bananas” (April 13, 1983). See also go ballistic.See also: go

单词	bananas
释义	bananas ba·nan·as B0052300 (bə-năn′əz)adj. Slang 1. Out of one's mind; crazy: "City dwellers ... are subjected to so much noise it drives them bananas" (New Yorker).2. Wildly enthusiastic. [From banana, worthless or crazy person, from banana.] bananas (bəˈnɑːnəz) adjslang crazy (esp in the phrase go bananas) ba•nan•as (bəˈnæn əz) adj. Slang. 1. crazy. 2. wildly enthusiastic. [1965–70] Thesaurus bananas adjectiveSlang. Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness:brainsick, crazy, daft, demented, disordered, distraught, dotty, insane, lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, mentally ill, moonstruck, off, touched, unbalanced, unsound, wrong.Informal: bonkers, cracked, daffy, gaga, loony.Slang: batty, buggy, cuckoo, fruity, loco, nuts, nutty, screwy, wacky.Chiefly British: crackers.Law: non compos mentis.Idioms: around the bend, crazy as a loon, mad as a hatter, not all there, nutty as a fruitcake, off one's head, off one's rocker, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, sick in the head, stark raving mad. Translations bananas second banana 1. A performer who acts as a support to a lead comedian (the so-called "top banana"), as during a burlesque or vaudeville routine. I generally don't mind playing second banana when I'm with such a legendary comedian, but it would be nice to be the one getting all the laughs once in a while.2. By extension, someone who occupies a secondary, lesser, or subservient role or position. I've been second banana in this company for too long now. I'm going to start up my own business, and then I'll be the one in charge!See also: banana, second go bananas 1. To become irrational or crazy. I'll end up going bananas if I have to work in this cubicle for one more day!2. To express great excitement about something in an exuberant manner. The kids are going to go bananas when we tell them about the trip.See also: bananas, go go bananas over (something) To express great excitement about something in an exuberant manner. She totally went bananas over that wedding dress, so I think it's the one she's ultimately going to pick.See also: bananas, go, over cool bananas Awesome! Great! You want me to go to the concert with you? Cool bananas, I'm in!See also: bananas, cool go bananas Sl. to go mildly crazy. Sorry, I just went bananas for a minute. I thought he was going to go bananas.See also: bananas, go drive someone crazy Also, drive someone mad or bananas or bonkers or nuts or up the wall ; drive someone to drink. Greatly exasperate someone, annoy to distraction. For example, His habitual lateness drives me crazy, or Apologizing over and over drives me bananas, or These slovenly workmen drive me up the wall, or Your nagging is driving me to drink. All of these hyperbolic expressions describe a person's extreme frustration, supposedly to the point of insanity ( crazy, mad, nuts, bonkers, and bananas all mean "insane"); up the wall alludes to climbing the walls to escape and to drink to imbibing alcohol to induce oblivion. See also: crazy, drive, someone go bananas Act crazy, as in When it comes to animal rights, some people go bananas. According to the lexicographer J. E. Lighter, this expression may allude to the similar go ape, in that apes and other primates are closely associated with eating bananas. [Slang; second half of 1900s] See also: bananas, go second banana see under top banana. See also: banana, second second banana mainly AMERICAN, INFORMAL1. If you call something or someone second banana you mean they are the next most important or popular person or thing after the most important or popular person or thing. While hockey is king in Canada, the sport has to play second banana south of the border to Major League Baseball.2. A second banana is a performer who performs with someone else who has a bigger part in the performance. Carney returned to radio as second banana on comedy shows. Compare with play second fiddle.See also: banana, second go bananas INFORMALIf someone goes bananas, they become very angry, upset or excited. I tried to ask about Jack. She went bananas. She sobbed and howled. The audience went bananas — anything for a bit of excitement.See also: bananas, go go bananas over something INFORMALIf you go bananas over something, you become very enthusiastic about it. Everyone went bananas over his new TV show.See also: bananas, go, over, something go bananas 1 become extremely angry or excited. 2 go mad. informal 1 1992 Jim Lehrer A Bus of My Own I predicted John Erlichman would probably go bananas when he testified the next day. See also: bananas, go second banana the second most important person in an organization or activity. informal, chiefly North AmericanSee also: banana, second go baˈnanas (slang) become angry, crazy or silly: If I’m late again my Dad’ll go bananas. ♢ The clock’s going bananas (= isn’t working correctly).See also: bananas, go bananas 1. mod. crazy. (Often with go, see also go bananas.) You were bananas before I ever showed up on the scene. 2. mod. enthusiastic. The audience was bananas over the new star. Cool beans! and Cool bananas! exclam. Wow! Cool beans, man. That’s great! I won again! Cool bananas! See also: cool Cool bananas! verbSee Cool beans!See also: cool go bananas in. to go mildly crazy. (see also bananas.) I thought he was going to go bananas. See also: bananas, go go ape, to To act frenzied with delight, fury, or some other strong emotion. Why such behavior should be described as apelike is not known. The slangy term dates from about 1950 and is used in such contexts as “The audience went ape over the new jazz combo,” or “The school board goes ape over the very mention of budget cuts.” A related and possibly derivative cliché is to go bananas, with roughly the same meaning. It dates from the 1960s. The National Public Radio show All Things Considered had it: “When you mention the word ‘nuclear,’ people start to go bananas” (April 13, 1983). See also go ballistic.See also: go EncyclopediaSeebananaFinancialSeeBANANASee BNNS See BNNS bananas Related to bananas: go bananas adj Synonyms for bananas adj afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness Synonyms brainsick crazy daft demented disordered distraught dotty insane lunatic mad maniac maniacal mentally ill moonstruck off touched unbalanced unsound wrong bonkers cracked daffy gaga loony batty buggy cuckoo fruity loco nuts nutty screwy wacky crackers non compos mentis
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adj afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness

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