banana hammock
"banana-hammock" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“banana hammock” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A male thong.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | banana hammock |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “banana hammock” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
banana hammock is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for banana hammock in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the similarity in appearance of the protrusion of an occupied hammock and the bulge of the genitals in these tight-fitting briefs. The correct English form is banana hammock, spelled B-A-N-A-N-A- -H-A-M-M-O-C-K.
Definition
- 1A male thong.
- 2A pair of skimpy swim briefs for men.
Etymology
From the similarity in appearance of the protrusion of an occupied hammock and the bulge of the genitals in these tight-fitting briefs.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “banana hammock”
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- The one correct English spelling is B-A-N-A-N-A- -H-A-M-M-O-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.