Big Apple

British  

noun

1. informal New York City

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Etymology

Origin of Big Apple

C20: probably from US jazzmen's earlier use to mean any big, esp northern, city; of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Mr. Mamdani is duly elected, and it’s his prerogative to destroy the Big Apple’s housing supply as he sees fit.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the chapter about Justin’s move to New York City in 2009 — something that he mentioned as often as possible — Bernstein notes, “Left unspoken in Justin’s Big Apple boasting was the other role model for his move: Steve Earle, who’d first decamped to New York City four years prior, in 2004, and had similarly not shut up about it since.”

From Salon

Well, I’m here to tell them they’re wasting their time and, even worse, their money, especially if they’re traveling to the Big Apple just for the occasion.

From MarketWatch

"From New York being known as 'The Big Apple' right through to the traditional place the 'American Pie' holds in American culture, apples have become synonymous with all things classically American."

From BBC

Airlines canceled hundreds of flights out of New York City area airports Friday ahead of a winter storm expected to bring as much as 8 inches of snow to the Big Apple.

From The Wall Street Journal