mince pie

American  

Or minced pie

noun

1. a pie filled with mincemeat.

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mince pie British  

noun

1. a small round pastry tart filled with mincemeat

2. slang:Cockney_rhyming (usually plural) an eye

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Etymology

Origin of mince pie

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

Thus, the style of mince pie that we know and love today began its meteoric rise.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2021

Incidentally, this may well be the first recorded mention of a shop-bought mince pie, and the first shade of snobbery about them.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2021

And Alexander says, ‘No, we leave milk and mince pie.’

From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2020

But I migh serve a dark oloroso with a dense, sweet dessert- such as an English Christmas Pudding or mince pie.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2017

For my next visit I saved my own helping of mince pie.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson