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bananas

[ buh-nan-uhz ]

adjective

Slang.
  1. crazy; deranged:

    All that chatter is driving me bananas.

  2. wildly enthusiastic:

    The crowd went bananas when the music began.



bananas

/ əˈɑːə /

adjective

  1. slang.
    crazy (esp in the phrase go bananas )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bananas1

1965–70, Americanism; banana, -s 3
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Last month, Malawi blocked imports of flour, rice, ginger, bananas and maize from Tanzania, and other countries, saying this was to protect local producers.

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South Africa has for years prohibited the entry of bananas from Tanzania.

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I had so many bananas in my backyard and coconuts when I was growing up.

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“It’s really bananas going back and forth like this,” said David Campanelli, president of global investment for the ad-buying firm Horizon Media.

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The bananas track was detailed in Rolling Stone in 1977, when Bridges graced the magazine’s cover to promote the sci-fi fantasy blockbuster.

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