Apples
/ˈæp.(ə)lz/ adj, noun, verb, slang
adj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of Apple form-of, plural
- 2 plural of apple form-of, plural
- 3 Clipping of apple and pears or apples and pears (“stairs”). Cockney, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, plural, plural-only, slang
- 4 Testicles. plural, plural-only, slang
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of apple form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Adjective
- 1 Nice, fine. Australia, Australian, not-comparable, slang
"Day like today, perfect. Wind's right, sea's easy, everything's apples. Anybody can sail today."
Example
More examples"I prefer apples to all the other fruits."
Etymology
* (stairs): From Cockney rhyming slang apples and pears. * (nice): From Australian rhyming slang apples and spice or apples and rice.