pork pie

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pawrk, pohrk pahy]
- /pɔrk, poʊrk paɪ/
- /pɔːk paɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pawrk, pohrk pahy]
- /pɔrk, poʊrk paɪ/

Definitions of pork pie words

noun pork pie a snap-brimmed hat with a round, flat crown, usually made of felt. 1
variable noun pork pie A pork pie is a round, tall pie with cooked pork inside, which is eaten cold. 0
noun pork pie a pie filled with minced seasoned pork 0

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Origin of pork pie

First appearance:

before 1725

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1725-35; pork + pie1

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Parts of speech for Pork pie

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pork pie

pork pie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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