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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If your pork pie is not from the Leicestershire town, it cannot be called a Melton Mowbray.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 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
"I saw him eat a pork pie," Toad said, smirking.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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