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apples

nounverbnounadjectivecommon in dialogue

  • //ˈæp.(ə)lz//

Testicles.

noun

  1. 1

    Also a form of appleplural of apple

verb

  1. 1

    Also a form of applethird-person singular simple present indicative of apple

noun

  1. 1

    slangTesticles.

  2. 2

    Variant of apple and pears or apples and pearsslangClipping of apple and pears or apples and pears (“stairs”).

Etymology

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

adjective

  1. 1

    slangNice, fine.

    Day like today, perfect. Wind's right, sea's easy, everything's apples. Anybody can sail today.

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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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