Definition of a rotten apple

rotten apple

noun

• a bad person.

                                                                                                                                                 
  
  Citation from "Notapusy", Arrested Development (TV, 2005), Season 3 Episode 4 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Dec 02 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 02 2010.

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