banana clip

English

Etymology

From its shape, resembling the fruit.

Noun

banana clip (plural banana clips)

  1. A girl's long, curved hairclip resembling two combs that mesh together.
  2. (firearms) A curved ammunition clip for the AK-47 assault rifle.
    • 2006, Gideon Burrows, Kalashnikov AK47, page 45:
      It included 44 AK-47 rifles, and 260 large-capacity banana clips.
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