banana skin

noun

The outer skin of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.

“The subject is becoming a political banana skin.”

Similar
banana peel
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Meanings

nounbanana skin (plural banana skins)

plural banana skins

  1. UKThe outer skin of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.

    Synonyms: banana peel

  2. UKA cause of difficulty, or potential embarrassment.

    The subject is becoming a political banana skin.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe outer skin of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.

Similar
banana peel

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded)

Similar
banana peel
Broader
peelskin
Also see
banana peel

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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