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split

split

9 3.7
A dessert of sliced banana and ice cream topped with whipped cream and a cherry
  • noun
  • /splɪt/
: banana split
  • In Laura's painting, the one that hangs above my desk, a man and a monkey are sitting at an ice cream parlor eating banana splits.
  • a banana split
  • order a banana split
  • eat a banana split

I'd be the calf slicer, baby, that Peruvian necktie, the banana split, the hard scarf.

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Examples

  • - How about a banana split?

  • Hey, why don't we all go and share a nice banana split?

  • Or maybe a banana split.

  • I'll have the banana split.

  • Laura is eating a banana split.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I ordered a triple banana split.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • She also served up a banana split.

    Blog text (34)
  • Then I'd take her to Schrafft's for a banana split.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • If there's any room left, I'm headed straight to Cold Stone Creamery for a double fudge banana split.

    Blog text (29)
  • I'll have the split with chocolate and vanilla ice cream on top.

Synonyms

banana split
vssplit
10 1.0

A dessert of a banana with scoops of ice cream, sauces, nuts, and whipped cream

is made with mixed sliced fruit and often topped with cherries instead of sauces

Idioms

to split hairs
  • Informal
17 6.8

Argue about very small differences that do not matter

lickety split
  • Informal
8 8.6

Very quickly without any delay

lickety-split
  • Informal
4 9.9

People say it to tell someone to hurry

lickety-split
  • Informal
3 8.8

Happens very quickly and without delay

1 8.1

To give each side part of what they want so both feel happy

5.6

To laugh very hard

Compounds

49 2.5

A very short moment when something happens

split personality
  • Specialized
12 8.0

A mental problem when one person acts like two or more different people with different memories and behaviour

10 1.0

A dessert of a banana with scoops of ice cream, sauces, nuts, and whipped cream

A boxing result where two judges choose one boxer and the third chooses the other

3 2.0

A dried pea cut in half and used for soup

stock split
  • Specialized
3 5.5

A change by a company that gives each owner more shares while keeping their total value the same

A thick hot dish made from split peas and vegetables

2 4.6

A work schedule with two short work periods separated by a long break

split infinitive
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A phrase where a word like 'boldly' comes between to and a verb, as in 'to boldly go'

1 5.8

To vote for candidates from more than one party in the same election

1 7.3

A player who stands wide to catch passes for the team on offense

1 6.1

A long wooden piece cut lengthwise from a log used in fences

1 4.8

A fence made from split logs stacked horizontally in a zigzag

reverse split
  • Specialized
1 8.2

Reduce the number of a company's shares so each share is worth more without changing total investment value

split up
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A company change that gives each owner more shares without changing total value

reverse stock split
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A company action that combines its shares so each is worth more but the total value stays the same

split run
  • Jargon
1 8.1

A set of newspaper or magazine copies with some pages changed for different areas

split-brain technique
  • Specialized
9.7

A surgery that cuts the connection between the two halves of the brain

9.4

A number that shows how similar scores are on two parts of a test

How Rich

split
9 3.7
sundae
51 1.0
ice cream
730 1.0
fruit salad
16 1.0

Surface Forms

split singular
splits plural

Etymology

Split here follows the simple meaning 'to cut apart', as in the famous banana split where a banana is cut lengthwise. A split dessert is remembered by that image of a banana opened up and covered with ice cream and toppings.