apple grease exclamation 1noun 1 exclamation1 •(informal, old-fashioned) Used to reject an assertion, to suggest that an utterance is nonsense, or express displeasure with another's speech.“You ain't my mama,” explains the brat to me, “you’re my papa.” “APPLE-GREASE!” says I. “Don't take my little brother seriously, girls—he makes some rash remarks at times.” — 1929 noun1 •(slang, no longer used) Nonsense; rubbish.The ‘welcome’ remark on our door-mat is apple-grease as far as yew are concerned frum now on. — 1927
