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applesauce

ap·ple·sauce
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ap-uh l-saws]
    • /ˈæp əlˌsɔs/
    • /ˈæp·əlˌsɔs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ap-uh l-saws]
    • /ˈæp əlˌsɔs/

Definitions of applesauce word

  • noun applesauce a relish or dessert made of apples stewed to a pulp and sweetened; (fig.) (sl.) bunkum, nonsense 3
  • noun applesauce a dessert or relish made of apples cooked to a pulp in water or, sometimes, puréed in a blender 3
  • noun applesauce nonsense; hokum 3
  • noun applesauce apples stewed to a soft pulp and sometimes sweetened or spiced with cinnamon. 1
  • noun applesauce Slang. nonsense; bunk. 1
  • noun applesauce A purée of stewed apples, typically sweetened. 1

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Origin of applesauce

First appearance:

before 1730
One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1730-40; apple + sauce

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Parts of speech for Applesauce

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

applesauce popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

applesauce usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for applesauce

noun applesauce

  • hogwash — refuse given to hogs; swill.
  • bunk — A bunk is a bed that is fixed to a wall, especially in a ship or caravan.
  • hooey — silly or worthless talk, writing, ideas, etc.; nonsense; bunk: That's a lot of hooey and you know it!
  • nonsense — words or language having little or no sense or meaning.
  • rubbish — worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; trash.

Antonyms for applesauce

noun applesauce

  • sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
  • truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.

Top questions with applesauce

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