"Chicken Banana" Is the Latest Gen Alpha Term Driving Parents Nuts

You've heard of "aura farming." And probably Italian brainrot, smellmaxxing and the infamous skibidi toilet. But, dear parents, there's something else going around that's just as—if not more—nonsensical than 6-7. May I introduce you to the horrifying earworm that is..."chicken banana."

Brace yourselves. This is a 2 minute and 11 second-psychedelic EDM disco rage with just two words: chicken banana. Press play on the music video at your own risk.

The song was released in February 2025 by the Swedish dance/electronic music production group Crazy Music Channel , whose discography includes tracks like "Techno Duck," "Christmas Banana" and "I Got a Pig Under My Arm," all set to thumping beats—though "Chicken Banana remains their greatest hit, with multiple riffs. It has, unsurprisingly, made the rounds on TikTok.

So does "chicken banana" mean anything? When PureWow Editor-In-Chief Jillian Quint brought up the phrase to her children, she reported, "Both my kids started singing it when I brought it up, so it's a thing. It’s like a chant." And when she inquired as to its definition, they replied: "It doesn’t mean anything! Kids are silly!"

Parents, beware of the imminent banana takeover. Per PureWow's Vice President of Editorial, Candace Davison, and her kids, "banana banana meatball" (no commas) is coming for you, too.