peeling, pealing, banana-peel words

By Tim Padgett

On Saturday morning, champagne was uncorked and church bells began peeling(sic) as rescuers at Chile's San Jose mine finally drilled through to the trapped miners

喬．克萊恩指出，由於政治人物已成了廣告品牌，這也使得政治人物愈來愈傾向於說各種「香蕉皮語言」（Banana-peal words）sic，所謂「香蕉皮語言」，乃是指這種語言滑溜，無論怎麼拗都可以拗出道理，不做事也好像做了很多事。

banana peel

noun

the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded); "he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell"

peal (pēl)

n.

1. A ringing of a set of bells, especially a change or set of changes rung on bells.
2. A set of bells tuned to each other; a chime.
3. A loud burst of noise: peals of laughter.

v., pealed, peal·ing, peals. v.intr.
To sound in a peal; ring.

v.tr.
To sound loudly and sonorously.

[Middle English pele, a bell peal, especially as a summons to church, short for apel, appeal. See appeal.]