单词 | banana-oil |
释义 | > as lemmasbanana-oil banana-oil n. (a) = banana liquid n.; (b) slang nonsense; insincere or insane talk or behaviour; cf. apple sauce n. at apple n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > nonsense, rubbish > insincere or pretentious talk > [noun] flash1605 sniffling1653 canting1659 cant1710 galbanum1764 gas1793 blarney1796 gammon1805 slum1812 claptrap1819 flam1825 glittering generality1849 bull's wool1850 eyewash1857 bunkum1862 hot air1873 kid1874 fustian1880 flubdub1888 bull1914 oil1917 blah1918 drip1919 piss and wind1922 banana-oil1927 flannel1927 crud1943 old talk1956 ole talk1964 okey-doke1969 yada yada1991 the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > esters > [noun] > named > banana-oil banana liquid1916 banana-oil1927 1927 Wodehouse in Sunday Express 16 Oct. 9/5 This is pure banana oil. It is not like you to..gibber. 1934 H. Hiler Notes Technique Painting i. 44 The watercolour fixative..is usually known as ‘banana oil’ or ‘banana solution’. 1960 P. G. Wodehouse Jeeves in Offing ix. 95 The sort of banana oil that passes between statesmen at conferences..before they tear their whiskers off and get down to cases. < as lemmas |
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