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Second Banana

nounid 139304·updated May 18, 2026
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someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role

polysemousMWE

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Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

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unclassified

Information Class

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Variants

synonym
second fiddlestraight man
plural
Second Bananas
possessive
Second Banana's
pluralpossessive
Second Bananas'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role
§2
a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian

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