(~s)
1.
The thick yellow or green covering of a banana is called a ~. (BRIT; in AM, use banana peel )
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2.
If an important or famous person slips on a ~, they say or do something that makes them look stupid and causes them problems. (mainly BRIT JOURNALISM; in AM, use banana peel )
...waiting for the government to slip on this week’s ~.
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