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Apples¹

noun

  1. plural plural of Apple

apples²

  • /ˈæp.(ə)lz/

Rhymes with -æpəlz

noun

  1. plural plural of apple

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of apple

apples³

Where it comes from

* (stairs): From Cockney rhyming slang apples and pears.

* (nice): From Australian rhyming slang apples and spice or apples and rice.

noun

  1. Cockney, abbreviation, clipping, plural, plural only, slang Clipping of apple and pears or apples and pears (“stairs”).
  2. plural, plural only, slang Testicles.

adjective

  1. Australia, Australian, not comparable, slang Nice, fine. Day like today, perfect. Wind's right, sea's easy, everything's apples. Anybody can sail today.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: malus pumila, heads, tator, fruit, potato, bones, shells, cones, pears, appeals, blocks, calls, grenades, martens, pommes, potatoes

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"apples." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/apples. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

apples. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/apples

Chicago

"apples." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/apples.

BibTeX
@misc{apples_2026,
  title = {apples},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apples},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}