bananas

American  

[buh-nan-uhz] / bəˈnæn əz /

adjective

Slang.

1. crazy; deranged.

   All that chatter is driving me bananas.

2. wildly enthusiastic.

   The crowd went bananas when the music began.

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bananas British  

/ bəˈnɑːnəz /

adjective

1. slang crazy (esp in the phrase go bananas )

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Etymology

Origin of bananas

1965–70, banana, -s ³

Example Sentences

Tesco has also arranged to send bananas out to Orkney's outer isles.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The Colombians would mark the bricks with a dragon symbol, inspired by a bracelet Kassis wore, and ship them to the Syrian port of Latakia in a container ostensibly laden with bananas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

He said he and his wife Antoinette had worked their land for decades to grow manioc and bananas on steep fields that had taken a toll on his wife's back.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

“All the volatility curves kind of inform each other. It’s hard for bond volatility to go bananas and not bleed into equity volatility.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

And then he helped himself to the bananas I had set out for him.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall