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sec·ond ba·nana

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. straight man, second banananoun

    a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian

  2. second fiddle, second banananoun

    someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role

Wiktionary

  1. second banananoun

    A comedian who plays a secondary or supporting role, especially as straight man and traditionally in vaudeville or burlesque theatre.

  2. second banananoun

    A person who serves in a supporting, secondary, or subsidiary capacity; an assistant.

Wikipedia

  1. second banana

    A double act (also known as a comedy duo) is a form of comedy originating in the British music hall tradition, and American vaudeville, in which two comedians perform together as a single act. Pairings are typically long-term, in some cases for the artists' entire careers. Double acts perform on the stage, television and film. The format is particularly popular in the UK where successful acts have included Peter Cook and Dudley Moore (Cook’s deadpan delivery contrasted with Moore’s buffoonery), Morecambe and Wise and The Two Ronnies. The tradition is also present in the US with acts like Wheeler and Woolsey, Abbott and Costello, Gallagher and Shean, Burns and Allen, and Lyons and Yosco. The British-American comedy double act Laurel and Hardy has been described as the most popular in the world.

ChatGPT

  1. second banana

    Second banana is a term mainly used in comedy that refers to a performer who plays a secondary or subordinate role to a lead character, typically functioning as a sidekick, or playing a supporting role with less prestige or prominence. This term can also be used in a broader context to refer to a person who takes a secondary or lesser role in any activity or endeavor.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of second banana in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of second banana in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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