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shoo-fly pie
[ shoo-flahy ]
/ ˈʃuˌflaɪ /
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noun
an open pie filled with a sweet crumb and molasses mixture and baked.
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Origin of shoo-fly pie
First recorded in 1925–30; so called in allusion to the attractiveness of the molasses to unwanted flies
Words nearby shoo-fly pie
shoneen, shongololo, shonky, shoo, shoofly, shoo-fly pie, shoo-fly plant, shoogle, shoo-in, shook, shook up
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British Dictionary definitions for shoo-fly pie
shoofly pie
/ (ˈʃuːˌflaɪ) /
noun
US a dessert similar to treacle tart
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