American pie en · ADJ
Etymology
Apparently shortened from the simile American as apple pie.
Meanings
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Having the attributes associated uniquely or primarily with Americans.
The prostitute's dream is the most upward mobile, middle class, American pie dream of all.
1976, Francine Hardaway, Creative Rhetoric, page 14:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most American pie | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more American pie | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |