mince pie
Americannoun
noun
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a small round pastry tart filled with mincemeat
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slang:Cockney_rhyming (usually plural) an eye
Etymology
Origin of mince pie
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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It's hard to look fashionable in a Christmas jumper covered in mince pie crumbs and spatters of mulled wine, so we're not here to make anybody feel bad this festive season.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2023
The water slides shoot out of gargoyles on a stone tower, and the food at the snack bar is unspeakable: jellied eel and pickled oysters, followed by a Victorian mince pie.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
In 1662, just two years after Charles II's decree, Samuel Pepys wrote about mince pies in his famous diary, "I sent for a mince pie abroad, my wife not being well to make any herself."
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
‘Johnny, here’s half a mince pie for you. You’re a real smart boy.’
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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