Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pie-eater

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: pie-eater
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Wigan in northern England or the surrounding area.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"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 counterparts, thereby eating humble pie."

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

pie-eaters (plural)

Questions

What does pie-eater mean?: A person from Wigan in northern England or the surrounding area.

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