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banana bag

/bəˈnɑː.nəˌbæɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables
ba-nana bag
IPA
/bəˈnɑː.nəˌbæɡ/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plastic bag containing a yellow-coloured liquid mixture of vitamins and minerals administered by intravenous drip, typically used to treat excessive alcohol intake.

Etymology

From the yellow colour.

Inflected Forms

banana bags (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce banana bag?
The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈnɑː.nəˌbæɡ/.
What does banana bag mean?
A plastic bag containing a yellow-coloured liquid mixture of vitamins and minerals administered by intravenous drip, typically used to treat excessive alcohol intake.
Where does banana bag come from?
From the yellow colour.

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