apple-pie bed

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ap-uh l-pahy bed]

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ap-uh l-pahy bed]

Definitions of apple-pie bed words

noun apple-pie bed a way of making a bed so as to prevent the person from entering it 3
noun apple-pie bed a bed that has been short-sheeted as a joke. 1
noun apple-pie bed (Britain) A shortsheeted bed in which a sheet is folded back on itself halfway down as a practical joke so that the victim cannot get into it. 0

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Origin of apple-pie bed

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1770-80

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Parts of speech for Apple-pie bed

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exclamation

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apple-pie bed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.