apple sauce
Definition
Noun: 1. A sweetened and spiced puree made from stewed apples: A soft, cooked mixture of apples, typically with added sugar and spices like cinnamon, served as a side dish or condiment. 2. (Slang, chiefly US, dated) Nonsense, foolish talk: Insincere or ridiculous statements; empty flattery or lies.
Usage
Apple sauce is primarily used as a mass noun to refer to the food item. It is commonly served with pork, pancakes, or as a simple dessert. In its slang sense, it functions as an uncountable noun expressing disbelief or dismissal of what someone has said.
Examples
- Literal meaning (food):
- For dinner, we had roast pork with apple sauce.
- She made homemade apple sauce from the apples in her garden.
- Slang meaning (nonsense):
- "I'll double your money in a week!" "Ah, that's just apple sauce."
- Don't give me that apple sauce; tell me the truth.
Advanced Usage
- The slang usage is considered old-fashioned and is rarely used in modern conversation. It was more common in early to mid-20th century American English.
- The term can be used as an exclamation of disbelief: " You expect me to believe that?"
Variants and Related Words
- Applesauce: The most common spelling, often written as one word.
- Stewed apples: A simpler, less specific term for cooked apples, which may or may not be pureed or sweetened.
Synonyms
- For the food: stewed apples, apple puree.
- For the slang: baloney, bunk, claptrap, drivel, hogwash, malarkey, nonsense, poppycock, rubbish.
Idioms and Phrases
- (To be) full of applesauce: To be talking nonsense.
- His excuses for being late were full of applesauce.
Noun
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puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced
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