applanche

English

Etymology

Blend of apple +‎ avalanche.

Noun

applanche (plural applanches)

  1. (informal, nonce word, rare) A large number of apples falling down like an avalanche.
    • 2007 June 18, Stuart Eskenazi, “At 100 years, Pike Place Market holds fast to its character”, in The Seattle Times‎[1], archived from the original on 8 February 2023:
      The Show of Granny Smiths carries an "Applanche" warning. "Pull one of those babies out and the whole thing goes down," says Coco Vaughan, a Manzo Brothers hawker.
    • 2013 January 2, Don Blattner, Lisa Blattner Howerton, “Nutrition”, in Health, Wellness, and Physical Fitness, Grades 5 - 12‎[2], Mark Twain Media, →ISBN, page 44:
      APPLANCHE WARNING!! — PLEASE — DO NOT HANDLE... THANKS
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:applanche.
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