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apples

noun, adj — 3 senses

apples

noun

Etymology * (stairs): From Cockney rhyming slang apples and pears. * (nice): From Australian rhyming slang apples and spice or apples and rice.

1

Cockney, Abbreviation, Clipping, Slang Clipping of apple and pears or apples and pears (“stairs”).

2

Slang Testicles.

apples

adj

Etymology * (stairs): From Cockney rhyming slang apples and pears. * (nice): From Australian rhyming slang apples and spice or apples and rice.

1

Australia, Australian, Slang Nice, fine.

  • Day like today, perfect. Wind's right, sea's easy, everything's apples. Anybody can sail today.1988, Sandra Dengler, Code of Honor (Australian Destiny Book #1)
Derived terms
how do you like them apples, she'll be apples, she's apples

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