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Definition of bananas adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

bananas

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//bəˈnænəz//
 
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angry, crazy, or silly He lost his job and just went bananas. The press has gone bananas, proclaiming the end of civilization as we know it. Thesauruscrazy
  • insane
  • nuts
  • bananas
  • out of your mind
  • (not) in your right mind
These are all informal words that describe someone who has a mind that does not work normally. Nearly all of the words in this set are offensive if used to describe someone suffering from a real mental illness; use mentally ill instead.
  • crazy (informal) used to describe someone whose mind does not work normally or whose behavior is very strange or out of control:Have you met the crazy old lady upstairs?
  • insane (informal) having a mind that does not work normally:If I have to stay any longer, I'll go insane. Insane is also used as a legal term for someone who is not responsible for a crime they have committed because they were not able to know right from wrong at the time.
  • nuts [not before noun] (very informal) crazy:He's driving me nuts!
  • bananas (very informal) crazy:You guys are bananas!
  • out of your mind (informal) unable to think or behave normally, especially because of extreme shock or anxiety:She was out of her mind just before the exam.
  • (not) in your right mind (informal) (not) mentally normal:No one in their right mind would want to work there.
Patterns
  • to be crazy/insane/nuts/bananas/out of your mind/not in your right mind to do something
  • to go crazy/insane/nuts/bananas/out of your mind
  • to drive somebody crazy/insane/nuts/bananas/out of their mind
  • completely/absolutely crazy/insane/nuts/bananas/out of your mind
 Thesauruscrazy
  • insane
  • nuts
  • bananas
  • out of your mind
  • (not) in your right mind
These are all informal words that describe someone who has a mind that does not work normally. Nearly all of the words in this set are offensive if used to describe someone suffering from a real mental illness; use mentally ill instead.
  • crazy (informal) used to describe someone whose mind does not work normally or whose behavior is very strange or out of control:Have you met the crazy old lady upstairs?
  • insane (informal) having a mind that does not work normally:If I have to stay any longer, I'll go insane. Insane is also used as a legal term for someone who is not responsible for a crime they have committed because they were not able to know right from wrong at the time.
  • nuts [not before noun] (very informal) crazy:He's driving me nuts!
  • bananas (very informal) crazy:You guys are bananas!
  • out of your mind (informal) unable to think or behave normally, especially because of extreme shock or anxiety:She was out of her mind just before the exam.
  • (not) in your right mind (informal) (not) mentally normal:No one in their right mind would want to work there.
Patterns
  • to be crazy/insane/nuts/bananas/out of your mind/not in your right mind to do something
  • to go crazy/insane/nuts/bananas/out of your mind
  • to drive somebody crazy/insane/nuts/bananas/out of their mind
  • completely/absolutely crazy/insane/nuts/bananas/out of your mind
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