applesauce

noun

ap·ple·sauce ˈa-pəl-ˌsȯs

Synonyms of applesauce next

: a relish or dessert made of apples stewed to a pulp and sweetened

slang : bunkum, nonsense

Did you know?

English offers a smorgasbord of words for nonsense, some of which are better known as words for food. We have baloney, spinach, rhubarb, and toffee, not to mention full of beans. And if none of those offerings are to your taste, you can say that's pure banana oil! Seemingly innocuous applesauce was first introduced to this menu back in the early 20th century. Back then, there may have been some bias against the real stuff. Poet Wallace Stevens’s turn-of-the-century description of a meal consisting of "some unnameable smathering of greasy fritters . . . and of course the inevictable applesauce" shows a lack of respect that must have been shared by others.

Examples of applesauce in a Sentence

all that talk about taking up the farming life was just a lot of spoiled applesauce

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Serve with applesauce, cranberry sauce, sour cream or gravy, if desired. Makes about 10 pancakes. —

Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 26 Nov. 2024 The first event is a sweepstake called The Brady Experience that will result in five lucky winners being flown to L.A. to experience a day inside the house, including a meal of pork chops and applesauce with Knight et. —

Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024 Add the marinated red cabbage, applesauce, and bullion cubes. —

Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024 Start by combining pumpkin puree or applesauce with milk, quick oats, and a little bit of cinnamon and sugar in a blender, according to Nielsen. —

Caroline Tien, SELF, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for applesauce