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bananas

[ buh-nan-uhz ]
/ bəˈnæn əz /
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adjective Slang.

crazy; deranged: All that chatter is driving me bananas.
wildly enthusiastic: The crowd went bananas when the music began.

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Origin of bananas

1965–70, Americanism;see banana, -s3
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British Dictionary definitions for bananas

bananas
/ (bəˈnɑːnəz) /

adjective

slang crazy (esp in the phrase go bananas)
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