humble pie

hum·ble pie

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [huhm-buh l, uhm- pahy]
- /ˈhʌm bəl, ˈʌm- paɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [huhm-buh l, uhm- pahy]
- /ˈhʌm bəl, ˈʌm- paɪ/

Definitions of humble pie words

noun humble pie humility forced upon someone, often under embarrassing conditions; humiliation. 1
noun humble pie Obsolete. a pie made of the viscera and other inferior parts of deer or the like. 1
idioms humble pie eat humble pie, to be forced to apologize humbly; suffer humiliation: He had to eat humble pie and publicly admit his error. 1
noun humble pie (formerly) a pie made from the heart, entrails, etc, of a deer 0
noun humble pie a pie made of the inner parts of a deer, served to the servants after a hunt 0
noun humble pie (dated) a pie made from the offal of deer or hog. 0

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Origin of humble pie

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

1640-50; earlier phrase an umble pie, erroneous for a numble pie; see numbles

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Parts of speech for Humble pie

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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humble pie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

humble pie usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for humble pie

noun humble pie

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pride — Thomas, died 1658, English soldier and regicide.

All 3 Synonyms of humble pie