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Second banana Moderate

Second banana has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian

2

someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role

3

A comedian who plays a secondary or supporting role, especially as straight man and traditionally in vaudeville or burlesque theatre.

See Also
top banana straight man assistant comedian second fiddle supporting burlesque theatre
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
performer subordinate
Rhyming Words
ana vana jana fana dana tana rana mana hana cana yana wana nana lana pana iana zana sana bana kiana
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