Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bananadine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ba-nana-dine
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fictional psychoactive substance said to be extracted from banana peels.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They conclude that the "active ingredient" in bananadine is the psychic suggestibility of the user in the proper setting."
"The smoking of dried scrapings from the inner portion of banana peel (bananadine or mellow yellow) has received the most national publicity."
"The most embarrassing and ludicrous event seldom recalled in the professional literature is the story of "bananadine" or "mellow yellow," […]"

Etymology

Coined for a hoax in the Berkeley Barb in 1967, presumably from banana + -ine.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ine

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

mellow yellow

Questions

What does bananadine mean?: A fictional psychoactive substance said to be extracted from banana peels.
Where does bananadine come from?: Coined for a hoax in the Berkeley Barb in 1967, presumably from banana + -ine.

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