Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apple scruff

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: ap-ple scruff
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of devoted Beatles fans who congregated outside the Apple Corps building and at the gates of Abbey Road Studios in London during the late 1960s, in the hope of seeing or interacting with one of the band members.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Apple scruff

Example Sentences

"We raced up the steps past the Apple scruffs and on into the office."
"An Apple scruff named Diane Ashley once broke into Paul’s house and took clothes, pictures, and other items."
"To the extent that it means anything at all, She Came In Through The Bathroom Window refers to some of the ‘Apple scruffs’ – the female fans then given to standing guard outside Apple, Abbey Road, and the group’s homes – who climbed a ladder left in McCartney’s […]"

Etymology

After Apple Corps (a pun on apple core).

Inflected Forms

Apple scruffs (plural)

Questions

What does apple scruff mean?: Any of a group of devoted Beatles fans who congregated outside the Apple Corps building and at the gates of Abbey Road Studios in London during the late 1960s, in the hope of seeing or interacting with one of the band members.
Where does apple scruff come from?: After Apple Corps (a pun on apple core).

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