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applesauce

/ˈæpəlsˌɔs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
ap-ple-sauce
IPA
/ˈæpəlsˌɔs/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of apple sauce.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Nonsense, balderdash, bunk, piffle.

American usage; Countable; Dated; Slang; Uncountable

intj

Nonsense!

American usage; Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From apple + sauce.

Usage

Inflected Forms

applesauces (plural) apple sauce (alternative) applesauce! (canonical)

Derived Forms

applesaucey

Phrases

applesauce cake criss-cross applesauce

Synonyms

codswallop hooey malarkey fiddlesticks horsefeathers pull the other one folderol rubbish tripe trumpery trash wish-wash

Questions

How do you pronounce applesauce?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæpəlsˌɔs/.
What does applesauce mean?
Alternative spelling of apple sauce.
Where does applesauce come from?
From apple + sauce.

How to pronounce applesauce

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