Meaning of banana nose | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A large, unusually long nose.
   idiomatic
2. A person having such a nose.
   capitalized, idiomatic, mildly, offensive, sometimes

Examples

“The man with the banana nose was on my right.”

“Shortly before giving an exam, Throckmorton puts on a pair of Elmo slippers, a banana nose and a funny hat.”

“With his banana nose, hunched shoulders and hustling ways, Matthau's Buttermaker had an unmistakably Nixonian cast.”

“But 30 years ago, it was a pleasure to relax at the track—win or lose. The only remark I ever heard made to a jockey by a fan in those days was a friendly "Hey, banana nose" addressed to the great Eddie Arcaro.”

“Sometimes the kids at school call me Banana Split, and when my father heard the name, he said, "You mean Banana Nose. You always had a big nose."”

““How many, young Millar?” asked Flanders, a giant with tight clothes, lambchop sideburns, a ruddy complexion and an enormous nose that defied gravity. The kids called him Banana Nose.”

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