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Big Apple, the

noun

Informal.
  1. New York City.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of Big Apple, the1

1925–30; promulgated as a tourist slogan during the 1970s; perhaps reuse of earlier “the Apple” (New York City in jazz musicians' argot ) with Big as in big cheese, big time, etc.
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Example Sentences

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Big Apple, the agency that represented Nakayama, confirmed the singer’s death on Friday in a statement posted to her website.

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And when it came time to choose her home in the Big Apple, the “Behind These Hazel Eyes” singer knew exactly what type of place she wanted.

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“An unmitigated crisis. Not just at the border, but the Big Apple,” the narrator says.

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Rodgers has talked about winning in the Big Apple, the new hometown he has fully embraced.

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Besides an homage to the fashion and style of the Big Apple, the series also refreshingly and unapologetically dived into highly sexual and modern social issues decidedly focused on from the female perspective.

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