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apple-pie

American

[ap-uhl-pahy] / ˈæp əlˌpaɪ /

adjective

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.

Etymology

Origin of apple-pie

First recorded in 1960–70

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