Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A liquid mixture of amyl acetate and usually nitrocellulose, having a bananalike odor and used as a solvent or flavoring agent.
- n. See amyl acetate.
- n. Slang Insincere flattery; nonsensical exaggeration.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a liquid ester derived from amyl alcohol; has the odor of bananas
Examples
“National Guardsmen trucked sawdust from mountain sawmills to the plains, where it was mixed with bran, molasses, sodium arsenite, and banana oil to make a death brew for the hoppers.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘banana oil’.
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This List is Bananas
Here you will find cultivars, of course, but also diseases, dishes, and uses.
Cavendish, banana, bananas, non-Cavendish, Big Mike, Gros Michel, banana boat, yes, we have no b..., yes we have no ba..., let's make like a..., banana bread, banana republic and 135 more...
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Copeaux of Random Palavery
More randomly selected words to add to my various lists of "Random Palavery". "Copeaux" in the sense of bits, bobs, chips, fragments, pieces. Don't ask why my Random Palavery lists consist of 151...
deshoot, land cress, american cress, bank cress, belle isle cress, bermuda cress, early yellowrocket, early wintercress, scurvy cress, locust valley loc..., massively multipl..., local fluff and 139 more...
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Hogwash!
nonsense, tripe, twaddle, bullshit, poppycock, palaver, balderdash, baloney, gobbledygook, bunk, claptrap, hooey and 88 more...
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Avoid fruits and nuts, you are what y...
Words or short phrases with fruit/nut names in them.
apple of discord, cackleberry, orange stick, good apple, upset the apple cart, peanut gallery, berry bank, second banana, top banana, banana oil, banana belt, peach fuzz and 8 more...
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hernesheir Slang for nonsense. See applesauce. Jan 19, 2010