"make like a banana and split" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-make like a banana and split.ogg [Australia] Forms: makes like a banana and splits [present, singular, third-person], making like a banana and splitting [participle, present], made like a banana and split [participle, past], made like a banana and split [past]
Etymology: A pun on banana split and split (“to depart”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|banana split}} banana split, {{m|en|split||to depart}} split (“to depart”) Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> like a banana and split<,,split>|head=make like a banana and split}} make like a banana and split (third-person singular simple present makes like a banana and splits, present participle making like a banana and splitting, simple past and past participle made like a banana and split)
  1. (idiomatic, humorous) To leave, depart. Tags: humorous, idiomatic Synonyms: make like a baby and head out, make like a tree and leave

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