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pie noun

  /paɪ/ , /pɑɪ/
  • A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling.
Torte, Pastete, Kuchen
  • A paper plate covered in cream, shaving foam or custard that is thrown or rubbed in someone’s face for comical purposes, to raise money for charity, or as a form of political protest; a custard pie; a cream pie.
Torte

pie verb

  /paɪ/ , /pɑɪ/
  • (transitive) To hit in the face with a pie, either for comic effect or as a means of protest (see also pieing).
torten

PIE adjective

  /piː.aɪ.iː/
  • (linguistics, anthropology, etc.) Initialism of Proto-Indo-European.
PIE, UIG, uridg.

pieing noun

  • An instance of throwing a pie at someone, often a politician or other powerful or influential person as a means of protest.
Tortenattentat, Tortenwurf, Tortung
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