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pie-eaters

pie-eaters is the plural of pie-eater.

Meaning of pie-eater

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

Questions about pie-eaters

What is pie-eaters the plural of?
Pie-eaters is the plural of pie-eater.

Words near pie-eaters in the dictionary

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

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