1. Puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced
   "The children enjoyed applesauce with their pork chops";
   - apple sauce
    
2. [N. Amer, informal] Statements or beliefs that are untrue or make no sense
   "He dismissed the conspiracy theory as pure applesauce";
   - bunk [informal], bunkum [informal], buncombe [informal], guff [informal], rot [informal], hogwash [informal], flapdoodle [N. Amer, informal], Irish bull [slang], rhubarb [Brit, informal], bilge [informal], junk [informal], bull [slang], nonsense, jive [N. Amer, informal], bushwah [N. Amer, informal], bushwa [N. Amer, informal], folderol, rubbish [informal], tripe [informal], trumpery [archaic], trash [informal], wish-wash [informal], codswallop [Brit, informal], falderal, drivel, garbage

Derived forms: apple sauces, applesauces

Type of: content, dish, message, subject matter, substance

Encyclopedia: Applesauce