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bananas

adjective ba·nan·as \bə-ˈna-nəz, especially British -ˈnä-\

Definition of BANANAS

:  crazy <drives me bananas> <the crowd went bananas>
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First Known Use of BANANAS

1957

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11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. bananas
  2. banana
  3. bananas Foster
  4. apple banana
  5. dwarf banana
  6. false banana
  7. fig banana
  8. hog banana
  9. mountain banana
  10. top banana
  11. wild banana
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