"Apple scruff" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Apple scruffs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Apple scruff (plural Apple scruffs)
  1. One 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. Categories (topical): Fans (people) Synonyms: Apple Scruff

Inflected forms

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