Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(US) nonsense, rubbish.

1933		P. Cain Fast One (1936) 228: ‘Maybe this is a lot of apcray,’ he said — ‘maybe we’re a cinch.’.
1936		C.R. Cooper Here’s to Crime in DU (1949) 9: This idea [...] is a lot of apcray.
1946		T. Thursday ‘Raw, Medium, and Well Done’ in Blue Ribbon Western June 🌐 It’s the old apcray [...] he’ll take a few days to spring the gag, then blooey — hail and farewell!
1954		J. Bryan Aircraft Carrier 35: And as for a cruiser being sunk and a carrier damaged — apcray!
1975		W. Winchell Winchell Exclusive 283: ‘That’s show biz!’ and all-that-other apcray.
2002		SciFi.com 22 Feb. 🌐 Remember that anyone who has my old address in their book, you can clean that right out since it’s apcray now.