Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. Apples stewed to a pulp, and sometimes sweetened and spiced.
- n. Slang Nonsense; foolishness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. Apple sauce.
- n. Nonsense, balderdash, bunk, piffle.
- interj. nonsense!
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. stewed apples.
- n. puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced.
- n. nonsensical talk or writing.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced
- n. puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced
- n. nonsensical talk or writing
Etymologies
Examples
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If you know what my diet's like these days, you're probably wondering what I would do with most of this stuff ... everything but the applesauce is a no-no to this ol 'body of mine!
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I'd totally forgotten about red hots in applesauce!
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The applesauce is the kind I always buy - and I'm glad they sent me the unsweetened kind too since I find any sweetened applesauce TOO sweet (not to mention leftovers are great in baking!).
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The applesauce is used as the main liquid in the recipe, where other cakes might use milk or sour cream, and it works out beautifully.
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For this panha, I would make plain applesauce without any added spices.
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I chose to live in perpetual fear that she would choke on whatever food from my plate she was eating, but it was better than getting yelled at for suggesting applesauce is our friend or having to spend even more time being a human cow.
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Update on my kitchen research: applesauce is not an ingredient of the original guerilla, but my kids don't seem to care.
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It's a simple recipe for a delightful pancake-like dish doused in applesauce and powdered sugar, but mine never tastes quite right.
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The sweet potato replaces fat in the way applesauce is so often called upon to do in low-fat baking.
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i felt awful today, and slept most of the day. not sure if it made me feel better or worse. anyway, that applesauce is making me want some REALLY bad right now. too bad we had to throw ours out because our fridge broke! anyway, good luck on all your classes and interview this week!!
alexz commented on the word applesauce
jiggery-pokery indeed!
June 30, 2015
minouchette commented on the word applesauce
flattery or bunk
October 8, 2010
chained_bear commented on the word applesauce
Extensive discussion on criss-cross applesauce.
October 4, 2008
cosmican commented on the word applesauce
Nonsensical talk or writing
Ex: Politics is applesauce
November 20, 2007
mshalston commented on the word applesauce
Expletive, usage: "Aw, applesauce!"
February 3, 2007