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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Contaminated applesauce pouches have been a problem this year, as well. —

Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024 No special skills are necessary in this straightforward recipe, in which a combination of applesauce and apple cider makes for a cake that’s moist and delicious. —

Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024 Earlier this year, the FDA recalled 3 million cinnamon applesauce pouches that contained extremely high levels of lead, after dozens of children across the United States were found to be suffering from lead poisoning. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024 Eat small, bland snacks: Crackers, toast, bananas, rice, and applesauce—known as the BRAT diet—are great choices. —

Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for applesauce