top bananas

noun

plural of top banana
as in second bananas

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  1. wits
  2. wags
  3. comedians
  4. farceurs
Noun
  • Sharpen your wits at any number of trivia nights in the area.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • There, Rannells matches wits with Allison Janney as the grieving widow.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Definition of wits
Noun
  • 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
  • Many critics, political pundits, and wags asked, somewhat rhetorically, whether anyone in the administration recalls how handing the responsibility of nuclear weaponry over to machines turned out in the Terminator movies.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of wags
Noun
  • The show has featured comedians, writers and creators like Demi Adejuyigbe, Adam Chase, Ben Doyle, Lily Du, Martin Herlihy, Matthew Krol, Alise Morales, Gianmarco Soresi, Dan Toomey, Patrick Willems and Sabrina Wu.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 15 July 2026
  • It’s provided a launching pad for comedians like Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri, who were posting jokes online before finding success in film and television.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of comedians
Noun
  • Director David Ellenstein has assembled a strong quartet of farceurs who easily slide in and out of a multitude of characters, accents, funny wigs, moustaches, costumes and prop glasses while running in and out of the 25 doors on scenic designer Marty Burnett’s simple but effective set.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Definition of farceurs
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