Big Apple

Unknown and disputed. See the Wikipedia article.

the Big Apple

1. A nickname for New York City.
   • 1976, “Song for Sharon”, in Hejira, performed by Joni Mitchell:

     Sharon, I left my man
     At a North Dakota junction
     And I came out to the Big Apple here
     To face the dream's malfunction

• Big Peach

• Michael Quinion (2004), “Big Apple”, in Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books in association with Penguin Books, →ISBN.

Borrowed from English Big Apple, of unknown origin.

• IPA^(key): /bi.ɡ‿a.pœl/

Big Apple f

1. Big Apple (nickname for New York City)

   Synonym: Grosse Pomme