banana skin
English edit
Noun edit
banana skin (plural banana skins)
- (UK) The outer skin of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.
- (UK) A cause of difficulty, or potential embarrassment.
- The subject is becoming a political banana skin.
Synonyms edit
- banana peel (Canadian, US)
Hyponyms edit
Translations edit
banana skin — see banana peel
References edit
banana peel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “banana skin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
