pork pie
Britishnoun
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a pie filled with minced seasoned pork
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See porky 2
Example Sentences
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The awards, hosted in the home of the pork pie, saw the unique pie beat 900 entries from across the UK.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025
And there they were, marching across the Selma bridge; Belafonte, humming and singing, Davis in a tweed coat and pork pie hat, and thousands more, a multiracial army.
From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023
Episode 9, "Double Time" Easter egg: Two pork pie hats can be seen in the background through Charles' window.
From Salon • Oct. 19, 2021
Must we also suffer the indignity — right now — of knowing which of our co-workers prefers to plod around the house in a fishing vest and pork pie hat?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2020
He was finishing the last of the pork pie the cooks had served up for supper when Jon sat down across from him.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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