second banana

noun

Definition of second banananext
as in top banana

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Recent Examples of second banana If Kate felt like the second banana in her career previously, at least that was based on her official role as Hal’s second at their various postings. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025 Nick Jonas is currently in negotiations to play Paul Stanley, Kiss' lead singer (but second banana to bassist Gene Simmons, whose casting remains a mystery, as spokesman for the group). — Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 7 June 2025 Gordon has frequently run off attempts from Thunder second banana Jalen Williams, who’s struggled mightily in shooting 24% from the floor the last three games. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 May 2025 And finally, Watkins (Florida State’s leading scorer last season) is a matchup problem, a big wing/forward who could be an ace second banana for a great team. — Jim Root, New York Times, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for second banana
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  1. top banana
  2. gagman
  3. comedian
  4. wag
  5. humorist
Noun
  • If micro fruit nails were last year’s top banana, cherry nails are taking the title for 2026.
    — Dominic Cadogan, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Inflated prices are likely a byproduct of the president’s trade war, with tariffs imposed on the country’s top banana suppliers.
    — Claire Malon, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Definition of top banana
Noun
  • Bernabe caught the attention of Twitter gagman and Banana Capital founder Turner Novak, who’s made a name for himself by entwining industry analysis with creative memes on social media.
    — Nina Wolpow, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
Definition of gagman
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  • Not only the comedian’s helicopter mom Isabel Cancela — who’s a big part of his act — will be happy about this.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • With 76,212 tickets sold for his July 17 show at Lincoln Financial Field, the stadium home of the Philadelphia Eagles, Gillis has broken the Guinness World Record for most tickets sold for a comedy show by a solo comedian.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of comedian
Noun
  • Ever since the infamous finger-wag at LSU, Clark has dominated Angel Reese.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
  • Moreover, if Griffin stepped into public life now, the cynical wags in finance would declare the reason obvious—his hedge fund’s returns have been sagging.
    — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of wag
Noun
  • Playing the banjo, the guitar and some mandolin as well as singing tenor vocals, Manion became the leader and chief humorist of the band.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 July 2026
  • There’s a good reason why David Sedaris is the most beloved humorist in America.
    — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Definition of humorist

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