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pork pie

British  

noun

  1. a pie filled with minced seasoned pork

  2. See porky 2

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

He found the saxophone player inside the oak, trimming away wood until a natty musician in a frock coat and a pork pie hat emerged.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2022

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

I heard Mr. Hubble remark that “a bit of savory pork pie would lay atop of anything you could mention, and do no harm,” and I heard Joe say, “You shall have some, Pip.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

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