'nana
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of nana (“banana”). alt-of, alternative
"But later when he was seated in his high chair, and every one had forgotten the bananas, Bo was thinking hard, and while his mama was pouring the tea he said suddenly, “Mama, don’t you wish sweetheart didn’t have dat papa?” / “Why Bo, what is the matter with Sweetheart’s papa?” / “Well he said me mustn’t eat ’nanas cause ’nanas would make me sick. I wish Sweetheart didn’t have dat papa.”"
Example
More examples"But later when he was seated in his high chair, and every one had forgotten the bananas, Bo was thinking hard, and while his mama was pouring the tea he said suddenly, “Mama, don’t you wish sweetheart didn’t have dat papa?” / “Why Bo, what is the matter with Sweetheart’s papa?” / “Well he said me mustn’t eat ’nanas cause ’nanas would make me sick. I wish Sweetheart didn’t have dat papa.”"
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