applesauce

[ ap-uh l-saws ]
/ ˈæp əlˌsɔs /

noun

apples stewed to a soft pulp and sometimes sweetened or spiced with cinnamon.
Slang. nonsense; bunk.

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Origin of applesauce

First recorded in 1730–40; apple + sauce

Words nearby applesauce

appleknocker, apples, apples and oranges, apples and pears, apples of the hesperides, applesauce, appleseed, appleseed, johnny, applet, appleton, appleton layer
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British Dictionary definitions for apple sauce

apple sauce

noun

a purée of stewed apples often served with pork
US and Canadian old-fashioned, slang nonsense; rubbish
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