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pie-eater

pie-eater noun: a person from Wigan in northern England or the surrounding area.

Noun

pie-eater (plural pie-eaters)

  1. (derogatory) A person from Wigan in northern England or the surrounding area.
    • Wiganers do like pies, but the term Pie-eaters is actually an insult, dating back to a pit strike when Wigan miners were starved back to work before their St Helens counterparts, thereby eating humble pie.2005, The Observer, "Get past the pies and there's a football team", 7 Aug 2005

Forms of pie-eater

pluralpie-eaters

Questions about pie-eater

What does pie-eater mean?
Pie-eater means a person from Wigan in northern England or the surrounding area.
What part of speech is pie-eater?
Pie-eater is a noun.
What is the plural of pie-eater?
The plural of pie-eater is pie-eaters.

Words near pie-eater in the dictionary

  1. pie-chuckers
  2. pie-dish beetle
  3. pie-dish beetles
  4. pie-dog
  5. pie-dogs
  6. pie-eater
  7. pie-eaters
  8. pie-eyed
  9. pie-faced
  10. pie-hole
  11. pie-holes

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