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apple-pie order
apple-pie order
Extreme neatness, as in David keeps his financial records in apple-pie order. This term is generally believed to be an English corruption of the French nappes pliées, "neatly folded linen." [Early 1600s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Birgit | | BIR-git (Swedish) | Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German |
| Abi | | - | Scottish |
| Hikaru | | hee-kah-ṙoo | Japanese |
| Marylu | | mer-ee-LOO, mar-ee-LOO | English (Rare) |
| Agrippina | | [ægri'paina] | |
| JordÃO | | - | Portuguese |