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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In general, authorities focused on regulating public morals rather than intruding on private lives, but this "middle course," with or without a mince pie ban, still provoked resistance and fury that often turned to violence.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024
The price of a supermarket frozen bird has gone up by just 1.2% in a year, while fellow festive favourite the mince pie has risen by 25%.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2023
Thus, the style of mince pie that we know and love today began its meteoric rise.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2021
Other shows, like the National Theater of Scotland’s “Rapunzel,” felt as flat as a sat-on mince pie.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2020
Campbell offered the Americans food now, steaks and mashed potatoes and gravy and mince pie, if they would join the Free American Corps.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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