pie-eater

pie-eater
Noun. 1. A simpleton. Derog. Orig. Aust.
2. A person from Wigan and surrounding area.

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • pie-eater — noun a person from Wigan in northern England or the surrounding area 2005 mdash; Wiganers do like pies, but the term Pie eaters is actually an insult, dating back to a pit strike when Wigan miners were starved back to work before their St Helens… …   Wiktionary

  • pie-eater — n a fat and/or greedy person. The derisive terms, used by adolescents in particular, coincided with national concerns over obesity in the US and UK since 2002. Pie wagon was a synonym heard in the U S in 2004 …   Contemporary slang

  • pie-eater — /ˈpaɪ itə/ (say puy eetuh) noun Colloquial 1. a small time crook. 2. an insignificant, second rate person. 3. (derogatory) (racist) an Anglo Australian. {def. 3 from a supposed preference for meat pies, seen as a characteristic Australian dish}… …  

  • Pie-eater — an Australian; foolish person …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • pie-eater — Australian Slang an Australian; foolish person …   English dialects glossary

  • pie eater — Scottish Vernacular Dictionary Person of stinted intellect or low social expectation …   English dialects glossary

  • pie — 1. n. 1 a baked dish of meat, fish, fruit, etc., usu. with a top and base of pastry. 2 anything resembling a pie in form (a mud pie). Phrases and idioms: easy as pie very easy. pie chart a circle divided into sectors to represent relative… …   Useful english dictionary

  • PIE — 1. n. 1 a baked dish of meat, fish, fruit, etc., usu. with a top and base of pastry. 2 anything resembling a pie in form (a mud pie). Phrases and idioms: easy as pie very easy. pie chart a circle divided into sectors to represent relative… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pie-wagon — n American a pie eater Joe s scored himself a real pie wagon this time …   Contemporary slang

  • Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater — Desarrolladora(s) Konami Computer Entertainment Japan / Kojima Productions Di …   Wikipedia Español

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