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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