Meanings
- AustraliacolloquialEverything is all right, or in good working order.
2003, Colleen McCullough, The Touch, 2004, Large Print Press, page 541, Sam checked what Theodora had assembled, nodded and unearthed a blowtorch from his tool bag. “Thanks, Miss Jay, she's apples,” he said, beginning to fill the blowtorch's reservoir with spirits.
2 more examples
The other saw Mama-san; ‘She’s apples, Frank! We don't have to go any further. Here's Mama-sa’ waiting to turn it on for us! Konichiwa, Mama-san,’ he said enticingly.
1989, Bill Pearson, Six Stories, page 28I'm no good now, I'm burnt out. I was real good but only got one good and one bad one. My leg, look! That's it! But the other leg, she's apples. And that's how it is.
1997, Lee Chittick, Terry Fox, Travelling with Percy: A South Coast Journey, page 94
Origin
From rhyming slang - apples and spice = nice.
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