pork pie

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pork pie

noun pork pies · porkpie

A shortcrust pie containing chopped pork.
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of pork pie hat
Cockney, humorous, slang A lie.
Similar: porker, porky, porky pie

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@misc{pork_pie_2026,
  title = {pork pie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pork%20pie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}