banana — meaning in English
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English meaning
- banana noun A long curved tropical fruit with soft flesh and a peelable yellow skin.
- bird noun A warm-blooded egg-laying animal with feathers, wings, and a beak.
- milquetoast adj Weak and timid, with little courage or force.
- wimp noun Someone seen as weak, timid, or lacking backbone.
- wimpy adj Weak, feeble, or lacking courage or resolve; wimp-like.
Senses
banana is used for these senses in English:
- banana The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves. [from 1697]
- bird (with definite article) The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended.
- bras d'honneur An obscene gesture in which an arm is bent into an L-shape, with the closed palm pointing upwards, while the other hand then grips the biceps of the bent arm, and the bent forearm is then raised vertically; it conveys the sense of “up yours!”.
- milquetoast (originally, US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.
- wimp (chiefly, derogatory, slang) Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.
banana — full definition
- noun A long curved tropical fruit with soft flesh and a peelable yellow skin.
- noun The tall tropical plant that produces this fruit.
bird — full definition
- noun A warm-blooded egg-laying animal with feathers, wings, and a beak.
- noun (informal) An aircraft.
- noun (slang, British, dated/informal) A woman, especially a young one.
- noun (slang) The rude gesture made by extending the middle finger.
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