Meaning of Apple scruff | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any of a group of devoted Beatles fans who congregated outside the Apple Corps building and at the gates of Abbey Road Studios in London during the late 1960s, in the hope of seeing or interacting with one of the band members.
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2. Alternative letter-case form of Apple scruff
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Examples

“We raced up the steps past the Apple scruffs and on into the office.”

“An Apple scruff named Diane Ashley once broke into Paul’s house and took clothes, pictures, and other items.”

“To the extent that it means anything at all, She Came In Through The Bathroom Window refers to some of the ‘Apple scruffs’ – the female fans then given to standing guard outside Apple, Abbey Road, and the group’s homes – who climbed a ladder left in McCartney’s […]”

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