banana clip

noun

A girl's long, curved hairclip resembling two combs that mesh together.

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Meanings

nounbanana clip (plural banana clips)

plural banana clips

  1. A girl's long, curved hairclip resembling two combs that mesh together.
  2. engineeringA curved ammunition clip for the AK-47 assault rifle.

    It included 44 AK-47 rifles, and 260 large-capacity banana clips.

    2006, Gideon Burrows, Kalashnikov AK47, page 45

Origin

From its shape, resembling the fruit.

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APA

banana clip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banana%20clip

MLA

“banana clip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banana%20clip. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “banana clip,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banana%20clip.

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