apples
English
editEtymology 1
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Verb
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- third-person singular simple present indicative of apple
Etymology 2
edit- (stairs): From Cockney rhyming slang apples and pears.
- (nice): From Australian rhyming slang apples and spice or apples and rice.
Noun
editapples pl (plural only)
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Stairs. Clipping of apples and pears.
- (slang) Testicles.
Adjective
editapples (not comparable)
- (Australia, Australian rhyming slang) Nice, fine.
- 1988, Sandra Dengler, Code of Honor (Australian Destiny Book #1)
- Day like today, perfect. Wind's right, sea's easy, everything's apples. Anybody can sail today.
- 1988, Sandra Dengler, Code of Honor (Australian Destiny Book #1)
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