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ap⋅ple⋅sauce

[ap-uhl-saws]
–noun
1. apples stewed to a soft pulp and sometimes sweetened or spiced with cinnamon.
2. Slang. nonsense; bunk.

Origin:
1730–40; apple + sauce
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ap·ple·sauce   (āp'əl-sôs')   
n.  
  1. Apples stewed to a pulp, and sometimes sweetened and spiced.

  2. Slang Nonsense; foolishness.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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applesauce

  1. n.
    nonsense. : That's just applesauce!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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