banana oil

English

Noun

banana oil (countable and uncountable, plural banana oils)

1. (dated, slang, uncountable) Nonsense.
   • 1979, The New York Times Theater Reviews, page 270:

     Perhaps Miss Fisher has the last word when she says, "What a load of banana oil!"

2. (organic chemistry) The chemical substance isoamyl acetate.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see banana,‎ oil.

See also

• snake oil