Go Bananas

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Meaning:

Go Bananas means to visibly become either excited or angry about something, to become very angry or act crazy, to physically respond to something that others will quickly be able to notice.

“Wow, they are going Bananas!”

Origin:

Bananas have provided a variety of metaphors and figures of speech over time. Like “Banana oil” use to mean “nonsense” or “lunacy” since the 1920s, to slip and fall after stepping on a banana peel has been a standard comedy image since the early 20th century.

“Banana Republic,” well, before it was a clothing store, was a derogatory term for a small country, usually in Central America, producing fruit as its primary export.

“Banana” was also early 20th-century theater slang for a member of a comedy act, usually ranked in importance as “top banana,” “second banana,” etc., it was said to be drawn from a routine where several comedians attempt to share a single banana. “Top banana,” “second banana,” and so on, went on to become slang for ranks in any tiered organization.

The first written record of “bananas” in the sense of acting crazy was in 1956 in an Ohio newspaper the caption read:

“We heard the police broadcast!! They say you're bananas!!”

While there are some disagreements about exactly who can take credit for the phrase “go bananas,” the most common origin has it dating back to various student groups within colleges in the 60s. This was a time of intense social movements and protests in America. It began with people saying that others were “going ape” over one idea or another, which eventually evolved into “going bananas.” The origin goes back to the manner in which gorillas are seen to literally “go ape” over bananas when they are offered to them.

Example:

Today we still use Go Bananas as a way to say you’re acting crazy, or insane. An example sentence is:

“The whole crowd went bananas at the concert as soon as the band came out on the stage.”

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