apples
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
apples
Verb[edit]
apples
- 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[edit]
apples pl (plural only)
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Stairs. Clipping of apples and pears.
- (slang) Testicles.
Adjective[edit]
apples (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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Noun[edit]
apples
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