"bad appling" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From bad apple + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|bad apple|-ing|id2=gerund noun}} bad apple + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bad appling (uncountable)
  1. (neologism) The practice of applying the qualities of a bad apple to an entire group in order to mischaracterize the group as a whole. Tags: neologism, uncountable

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