top bananas

noun

plural of top banana
as in second bananas

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  1. wits
  2. wags
  3. comedians
  4. farceurs
Noun
  • Homer’s Odysseus survives on his wits as much as force of arms.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 July 2026
  • As always, when using modern-era AI, keep your eyes open and your wits about you.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of wits
Noun
  • Moreover, if Griffin stepped into public life now, the cynical wags in finance would declare the reason obvious—his hedge fund’s returns have been sagging.
    — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • Many critics, political pundits, and wags asked, somewhat rhetorically, whether anyone in the administration recalls how handing the responsibility of nuclear weaponry over to machines turned out in the Terminator movies.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of wags
Noun
  • The club hosts nationally known comedians and up-and-coming performers.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Bigger, Longer & Uncut, in which the flatulent Canadian comedians Terrance and Phillip outrage the parents of South Park with their foul-mouthed hit comedy Asses of Fire.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of comedians
Noun
  • Director David Ellenstein has assembled a strong quartet of farceurs who easily slide in and out of a multitude of characters, accents, funny wigs, moustaches, costumes and prop glasses while running in and out of the 25 doors on scenic designer Marty Burnett’s simple but effective set.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Definition of farceurs
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