second banana

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Meaning: (idiomatic)Acomedianwho plays asecondaryorsupportingrole, especially asstraight manand traditionally invaudevilleorburlesquetheatre.He grew disenchanted with playingsecond bananaand never getting credit for the laughter.; (idiomatic)A person who serves in a supporting, secondary, orsubsidiarycapacity; anassistant.The plumber left hissecond bananabehind, to finish installing my new sink.2012August 30, Michael Smyth, “The lifeboat is filling up”, inThe Province:When you want to be the boss, but you can't, it's not a lot of fun to besecond banana.

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