second bananas

A form of second banana — A comedian who plays a secondary or supporting role, especially as straight man and traditionally in vaudeville or burlesque theatre.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of second banana
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APA

second bananas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20bananas

MLA

“second bananas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20bananas. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “second bananas,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20bananas.

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