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pork pie

pork pie noun: a shortcrust pie containing chopped pork. Also the ellipsis of pork pie hat.

pork pie: a shortcrust pie containing chopped pork
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Noun

pork pie (plural pork pies)

  1. A shortcrust pie containing chopped pork.
  2. (Cockney, humorous, slang) A lie.
    Synonyms:
    porker, porky, porky pie

Also used as

pork pie is also the ellipsis of pork pie hat.

Synonyms of pork pie

Forms of pork pie

pluralpork pies
alternative formporkpie

Questions about pork pie

What does pork pie mean?
Pork pie means a shortcrust pie containing chopped pork.
What part of speech is pork pie?
Pork pie is a noun.
What is the plural of pork pie?
The plural of pork pie is pork pies.

Words near pork pie in the dictionary

  1. pork knuckle
  2. pork loin
  3. pork loins
  4. pork mami
  5. pork out
  6. pork pie
  7. pork pie hat
  8. pork pie hats
  9. pork pies
  10. pork rind
  11. pork rinds

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