apple-pie

[ap-uhl-pahy]

adjective

1. pertaining to or embodying values perceived as traditionally American, or, more broadly, as unassailable.

   apple-pie virtues of individualism and hard work;

   an apple-pie issue that no politician could vote against.

Word History and Origins

Origin of apple-pie¹

First recorded in 1960–70

Related Words

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• immaculate 
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