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apple pie

A pie or tart made with a filling of cooked apples.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

A pie or tart made with a filling of cooked apples.

The enticing, homey scent of apple pie wafted into the hallway as she beckoned them into her lair.
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  • “Pizza burger apple pie.. I will turn @celestial2hu.bsky.social into a French frie....hooocuspocus chuggachagga Woop Woop”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Psst. Use pumpkin or apple pie seasoning in your chocolate chip cookies next time you're baking. #baking”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Cooking From the Pioneer Pantry: Dry Apple Pie 🍎📜 Tapping into the wisdom of the past with this simple, hearty classic. A perfect way to use pantry staples to create something timeless.✨✨✨ wlzlqbs.lat/a63ae6d84538 #PioneerCooking #HeritageRecipes #ApplePie #FromScratch #Baking”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(dialectal, UK) Any of various willowherbs.

She was a refugee, not to America but from within America: a Mom and apple pie America, an America of the past that was being rapidly transformed by material inventions, and by the freeways, malls, and drive-in banks cited in the song Bi…
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(figuratively) Anything positive that is quintessentially American.

For parents

Apple pie means: Anything positive that is quintessentially American.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up. For most families this word will pass by without incident; it is more a vocabulary curiosity than a parenting concern.

For ESL learners

apple pie means: Anything positive that is quintessentially American.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.

Heard in the wild
  • “Maternal mortality in America, not motherhood and apple pie.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Im really craving apple pie, but Im too tired to drive to the shops... If I had some apples I could have made some but ehhhhh”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “RaZ, sweet apple pie. You’re gonna get your season 3,4 and 5 in time. That doesn’t change the fact that this spinning rock we are all in is spinning faster and faster and I needed to get out for a breather but my stop was too months ago!!!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “(And God damnit I wanna show off my VRChat fasting content I've been cooking up as of late to other people by posting here.) Hope y'all don't mind Apple Pie, Cola, Roses, Lavender, and simply sweaty scents... 'Cause THAT is exactly what you're gonna get here...~”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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