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The origin of the idiom "Going Bananas" translates to behaving in a silly fashion, or slightly out of control.
Like most fruits, bananas ferment on the ground if left for a time. Monkeys, eating them, become intoxicated on the fermented alcohol. Thus, "going bananas" is acting as though drunk.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe word 'banana' is apparently derived from the Arabic word 'banan' means 'finger'. That's why a bunch of banana is called a 'hand' & a banana in a bunch is called a finger.
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∙ 14y agoWe say someone is going bananas when there being silly or ridiculous like monkey. Monkeys like bananas.
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