adj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of Apple form-of, plural
2. 2
   plural of apple form-of, plural
3. 3
   Clipping of apple and pears or apples and pears (“stairs”). Cockney, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, plural, plural-only, slang
4. 4
   Testicles. plural, plural-only, slang

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of apple form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Adjective

1. 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."

Synonyms

All synonyms

beansbollocksgooseberrytallywagtesticles

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.

Related phrases

she'll be applesshe's apples

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