banana skin

English

Noun

banana skin (plural banana skins)

(UK) The outer skin of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.
(UK) A cause of difficulty, or potential embarrassment.
The subject is becoming a political banana skin.

Synonyms

banana peel (Canadian, US)

Hyponyms

skin

Translations

banana skin — see banana peel

References

banana peel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
“banana skin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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