American as apple pie

English Pronunciation en En-au-American as apple pie.ogg AU Adjective en adjective American as apple pie en US simile Having characteristics considered quintessential to American life; very American. en Josh Billings, Yankee Humorist 178 Cyril Clemens 1932 Josh Billings is as American as apple pie or the corncob pipe. en A Parson at Large: Being an Account of Mason Locke Weems Jerry Wallace 1934 The book is as American as apple pie, or spoon bread, or baked beans, and its influence must have been great during those times. Coordinate terms en Australian as a kangaroo en Canadian as maple syrup en English as apple pie See also en mom and apple pie en motherhood and apple pie en flag, motherhood and apple pie en America