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American as apple pie

American as apple pie adjective: having characteristics considered quintessential to American life; very American.

Adjective

American as apple pie

  1. (US, simile) Having characteristics considered quintessential to American life; very American.
    • Josh Billings is as American as apple pie or the corncob pipe.1932, Cyril Clemens, Josh Billings, Yankee Humorist, page 178
    • The book is as American as apple pie, or spoon bread, or baked beans, and its influence must have been great during those times.1934, Jerry Wallace, A Parson at Large: Being an Account of Mason Locke Weems

Questions about American as apple pie

What does American as apple pie mean?
American as apple pie means having characteristics considered quintessential to American life; very American.
What part of speech is American as apple pie?
American as apple pie is an adjective.

Words near American as apple pie in the dictionary

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  3. American Alsatian
  4. American Alsatians
  5. American arrowroot
  6. American as apple pie
  7. American ash
  8. American aspen
  9. American aspens
  10. American avocet
  11. American badger

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