pie

Definition

  • noun: a food that consists of a pastry crust that is filled with fruit, meat, etc.
  • noun: a meat dish baked with biscuit or pastry crust
  • variant of 'pi'
  • synonyms: pastry, paté, pate

Examples

  • The state needs to give public schools a larger 'piece of the pie'. [=the state needs to give public schools more funds]

  • He's the best player on the team and he wants a bigger 'slice of the pie'. [=he wants more money]

  • His plan to reduce the national debt seems like 'pie in the sky'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Please stop hitting me. Where's Bill? I don't know who Bill is! Bullshit! Well, ain't you the slice of cutie pie they said you was? Jane Doe, huh? We don't know shit about you, do we? I'm from Huntsville, Texas. My name is Buck, and I'm here to fuck. (..)
    2003 Kill Bill: Vol. 1