Back in the 80s, the puerile *but funny) comic Viz created a character called Tommy "Banana" Johnson. Basically young Tommy Johnson had a large banana which he tried, to put to use as a hairdryer and a telescope - much to the irritation of the person needing help. In the end a policeman stick the banana up young Johnson's jacksie.
In a subsequent story Tommy meets the same fate but in this episode Viz uses the word Musatoid to describe something with banana-like properties. While it is a wonderful word it was probably created by the writer. The correct word to describe something that appertains to a banana (or a plantain) is Musaceous
And he point of this being? Strangely musatoid and musaceous have never appeared together in an internet article etc.
And the point of this being? I have nothing better to do than write this!
5 comments:
I think I'm confused
I'm glad you did write it, Jams. They're both fine words. Browsing the very few Google hits for musatoid, I wonder how many were Viz readers...
Haha I'm always glad to confuse!
I love musatoid Stan. It deserves to have wider use, just like the Not the Nine O clock News created word flange to describe a bunch of baboons
Musaceous. Sounds good. I shall use it in a conversation soon. Hopefully with enough listeners to impress, so thanks.
Glad to increase you vocabulary mon ami. Use with sweet abandon but make sure that what you talk about is truly banana (or plantain) related!
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