Bananies And Avocadies

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Bananies and Avocadies is a pejorative slang term similar to Cursive Singing describing a specific kind of singing, usually by female indie rock and pop vocalists, that utilizes unique pronunciations and enunciations. The term was inspired by a 2015 Vine and has since been used to joke about artists including Olivia Rodrigo, Lorde and Halsey.

Origin

On January 27th, 2015, Vine^[1] user Chrish posted a skit about an "indie girl singer" introducing a guest to her kitchen. The Vine saw over 143,000 likes in nearly nine years (YouTube reupload by jabonzo8393 shown below).

Spread

The Vine introduced the phrase "Bananies and Avocadies" to social media lexicon, and over the following several years, it saw usage as a pejorative to describe a specific kind of vocalization used by several indie rock and alternative pop singers that utilizes breathy projection, peculiar vowels sounds and weak enunciation. For example, on September 28th, 2017, Twitter user @moisturisedtits used it to describe a clip of Lorde (shown below, top). On June 5th, 2018, actress Liz Gillies of Dynasty commented on the style of singing in several Instagram stories, causing @magsneticsmoon to say the style she was referring to as "bananies and avocadies" (shown below, bottom).

bananies and avocadies https://t.co/aNV4akJms2

— A (@moisturisedtits) September 28, 2017

bananies and avocadies lol https://t.co/aCTL0BUTyb

— mags (@magsneticmoon) June 6, 2018

On December 9th, 2019, Redditor sapphire1921 posted in /r/popheads^[2] inquiring about the origin of the "Bananies and Avocadies" voice in pop music. There, users suggested artists including Kate Bush, Feist, Cat Power and Tori Amos as being potential originators of the voice.

On December 15th, 2022, Twitter user @WitnessNicki posted a clip from American Idol in which a contestant utilized the voice, causing visible annoyance from judge Katy Perry.^[3] The clip inspired more commentary on the "Bananies and Avocadies" voice. Chrish, the originator of the term "avocadies and bananies" remarked how it was bizarre to still hear the voice in 2023, gaining over 380 retweets and 6,300 likes in seven months (shown below).