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bite at the apple

bite at the apple noun: synonym of bite of the cherry.

Noun

bite at the apple (plural bites at the apple)

  1. (US) Synonym of bite of the cherry.

Synonyms of bite at the apple

Forms of bite at the apple

pluralbites at the apple

Origin of bite at the apple

The bite at the cherry form is the original. By the 1940s, cherry had taken on the additional meaning of "virginity" and the phrase was considered embarrassing, and so "apple" replaced "cherry" in American usage. The first recorded use of the "apple" form is in 1922.

Questions about bite at the apple

What does bite at the apple mean?
Bite at the apple means synonym of bite of the cherry.
What part of speech is bite at the apple?
Bite at the apple is a noun.
What is the plural of bite at the apple?
The plural of bite at the apple is bites at the apple.

Words near bite at the apple in the dictionary

  1. bitcrushes
  2. bitcrushing
  3. BITD
  4. bite
  5. bite and smile
  6. bite at the apple
  7. bite at the cherry
  8. bite back
  9. bite cell
  10. bite cells
  11. bite down

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