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Definition of Second banana
1. Noun. A performer who acts as stooge to a comedian.
2. Noun. Someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role.
Definition of Second banana
1. Noun. (idiomatic) A comedian who plays a secondary or supporting role, especially as straight man and traditionally in vaudeville or burlesque theatre. ¹
2. Noun. (idiomatic) A person who serves in a supporting, secondary, or subsidiary capacity; an assistant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Second Banana
Literary usage of Second banana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bahama Songs and Stories: A Contribution to Folk-lore by Charles Lincoln Edwards (1895)
"She cut the second banana sucker in two. Third banana sucker she cut in two ; de
razor was so hot it went through the floor an' burn down the house, ..."
2. Buenos Aires & the Best of Argentina Alive!by Arnold Greenberg by Arnold Greenberg (2000)
"... as the photos of the VIP patrons attest. A wild and crazy place. Perfect for
after theater or a A second Banana has opened in ..."
3. The United Service Magazine by Arthur William Alsager Pollock (1853)
"The first and largest Banana island extends six miles ; when the w itcr is low
there is a causeway across to the second Banana, but two i-Und» are formed by ..."
4. Key Issues for Transport Beyond 2000: Introductory Reports and Summary of by Ecmt, (Paris) European Conference of Ministers, SourceOECD (Online service) (2002)
"In 1991, the Commission of the European Communities published a document
entitled "Europe 2000" (CEC, 1991), in which the creation of a second banana of ..."
5. John Chinaman and a Few Others by Edward Harper Parker (1902)
"They were ready picked out for him, and handed up in a second banana leaf.
As with many people in the Far East, the king scrupulously used the right hand ..."
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