apple grease

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apple grease

noun

  1. archaic, slang, uncountable Nonsense; rubbish. The ‘welcome’ remark on our door-mat is apple-grease as far as yew are concerned frum now on.

interjection

  1. colloquial, dated, informal Used to reject an assertion, to suggest that an utterance is nonsense, or express displeasure with another's speech. “Wot's tha matter? Aint that bath tub alrite?” sez Rameses. “Sertainly, yuh dam fool!” snorted Pharaoah; “that's why I'm reciprocating.” “Aw, apple-grease!” howled Rameses; “I know yer daughter pritty well, an' I klaim yew are retaliating!”

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@misc{apple_grease_2026,
  title = {apple grease},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apple%20grease},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}