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Internet Slang
banana for scale
· phrase · internet
Sticking a banana in a photo so people can gauge how big the actual subject is.
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The internet's unofficial unit of measurement. You drop a banana next to whatever you're showing off so viewers can size it up at a glance. Half practical, half joke — and if you forget the banana, the comments will demand one.
“Massive find at the thrift store but I can't tell how chunky it is — needs a banana for scale.”
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banana for scale In A Sentence
Massive find at the thrift store but I can't tell how chunky it is — needs a banana for scale.
Origin & Usage
A long-running Reddit gag — bananas are roughly the same size everywhere, always around, and funnier than a ruler. Codified across r/pics and similar subs.
Variants
banana-for-scale
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