top banana
top banana
nounDefinition of TOP BANANA
: the leading comedian in a burlesque show; broadly : kingpin 2
See Examples of TOP BANANA
- He's the mob's top banana.
Origin of TOP BANANA
from a burlesque routine involving three comedians in which the one that gets the punch line also gets a banana
First Known Use: 1952
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