"Big Apple" citation from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Catchword: Big Apple

Filed under: New York City, English, United States

Part of speech: n.

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Quotation: The Big Apple. The dream of every lad that ever threw a leg over a thoroughbred and the goal of all horsemen. There’s only one Big Apple. That’s New York. Two dusky stable hands were leading a pair of thoroughbred around the “cooling rings” of adjoining stables at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans and engaging in desultory conversation. “Where y’all goin’ from here?” queried one. “From here we’re headin’ for The Big Apple,” proudly replied the other. “Well, you’d better fatten up them skinners or all you’ll get from the apple will be the core,” was the quick rejoinder.

Article or document title:
“Around The Big Apple” (URL)

Author:
John J. Fitz Gerald

Article, document, publication, web site:
Morning Telegraph

Publishing location:
New York City

Date of publication:
Feb. 18, 1924

Originally published in:

Original author:
Barry Popik

Original article, document, publication, web site:
The Big Apple

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