"bananas" meaning in English

See bananas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /bəˈnɑː.nəz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bəˈnæ.nəz/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bananas.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more bananas [comparative], most bananas [superlative]
enPR: bə-nă'nəz [US] Head templates: {{en-adj}} bananas (comparative more bananas, superlative most bananas)
  1. Crazy, mad, nuts. Synonyms: insane Derived forms: go bananas Related terms: bananapants
    Sense id: en-bananas-en-adj-c64Z3qHv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33

Noun

IPA: /bəˈnɑː.nəz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /bəˈnæ.nəz/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bananas.wav [Southern-England]
enPR: bə-nă'nəz [US] Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} bananas
  1. plural of banana Tags: form-of, plural Form of: banana
    Sense id: en-bananas-en-noun-W9oOIh3c

Alternative forms

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