Synonyms

applesauce

[ap-uhl-saws] Origin

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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Word Origin & History

applesauce
by 1739, Amer.Eng., from apple + sauce. Slang meaning "nonsense" is attested from 1921 and was noted as a vogue word early 1920s. Mencken credits it to cartoonist T.A. ("Tad") Dorgan. DAS suggests the word was thus used because applesauce was cheap fare served in boardinghouses.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary

applesauce definition


  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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