BIG APPLE, THE


Meaning of BIG APPLE, THE in English

Informal.

New York City.

[ 1925-30; promulgated as a tourist slogan during the 1970s; perh. reuse of earlier "the Apple" (New York City in jazz musicians' argot) with Big as in BIG CHEESE, BIG TIME, etc. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .