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top banana Definition

☆ top banana

noun

  1. a top performer in show business; specif., the star comedian in a burlesque show
  2. the most important person in any group

Etymology: prob. so named from the banana-shaped soft club carried by burlesque comedians

Browse dictionary entries near top banana

  1. ‹ Top-40
  2. ‹ top
  3. ‹ tootsy
  4. ‹ toots
  5. ‹ tootle
  6. ‹ toothy
  7. ‹ toothwort
  8. ‹ toothsome
  9. ‹ toothpick
  10. ‹ toothpaste
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