banana skin
Word forms: banana skins regional note: in AM, use banana peel
1. countable noun B2
The thick yellow or green covering of a banana is called a banana skin. [British]
2. countable noun
If an important or famous person slips on a banana skin, they say or do something that makes them look stupid and causes them problems. [mainly British, journalism]
...waiting for the government to slip on this week's banana skin.
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