banana clip

noun

1

: a clip that is slightly curved and used to hold a person's hair in place

2

slang : a curved magazine or clip for a firearm

… reached into a camouflaged vest bulging with a bayonet and banana clips of ammunition for his AK-47 …

—Paul Watson

Examples of banana clip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Then: Banana Clips The banana clip was a hair accessory that ruled the 1980s, similarly to scrunchies and claw clips. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2025

Buy 100 feet of thick, 14-gauge (or lower/thicker) speaker wire from Amazon or your local hardware store and a pack of banana clips. —Parker Hall, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2020

And the banana clip is definitely back with a bang. —Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 18 Mar. 2024

For ease, Amanda uses a hairdresser's sectioning clip to gather up her hair before placing the banana clip underneath, releasing the sectioning clip and fastening the banana clip. —Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 18 Mar. 2024

The PuffCuff is a modern twist on the trusty banana clip. —Jacorey Moon, Good Housekeeping, 6 Oct. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for banana clip

• apostleship
• apprenticeship
• assistantship
• championship
• chancellorship
• citizenship
• companionship
• copartnership
• dictatorship
• directorship
• discipleship
• editorship