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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"It was hard and anybody in that position who says it wasn't, I think will be telling you porky pies."
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025
He later added: "I think she was telling porky pies with her psychiatrist."
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2020
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