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second banana
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second banana
(noun)
second banana
noun
plural
second bananas
second banana
noun
plural
second bananas
Britannica Dictionary definition of SECOND BANANA
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US, informal
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a someone who is not as important or powerful as another person
an actor who always plays (the)
second banana
to some big star
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