Top Banana Definition
noun
A top performer in show business; specif., the star comedian in a burlesque show.
Webster's New World
The most important person in any group.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Top Banana
Noun
Singular:
top banana
Plural:
top-bananasOrigin of Top Banana
So called from the presentation of a banana to the comedian who has the punch line in a three-person burlesque routine
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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