[Ads-l] _banana hammock_ "a masculine form of the thong" (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill CIV (US)]

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> Used on reality TV by Frank "Younger Brother" Stallone. In the UD from '04.
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> -Wilson

Phoebe's character on the TV show "Friends" referred to herself as Princess Consuela Banana Hammock in 2004.

A trademark application for "Banana Hammock" was filed on 20 May 1988.


_USA Weekend_ [Sunday supplement]  14 Aug 1990 p 4  col 2
"Men started wearing "banana hammocks" instead of standard-issue boxer or jockey shorts."
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