banana skin

/bəˌnænə skɪn/
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Other forms: banana skins

Definitions of banana skin
  1. noun
    the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded)
    “he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell”
    synonyms: banana peel
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    type of:
    peel, skin
    the rind of a fruit or vegetable
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