"humble pie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-humble pie.ogg Forms: humble pies [plural]
Etymology: The expression derives from umble pie, the original name of the offal meat pie, considered inferior food. In medieval times the pie was often served to lower-class people. Although "umbles" and the modern word "humble" are etymologically unrelated, each word has appeared both with and without the initial "h" after the Middle Ages until the 19th century. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} humble pie (countable and uncountable, plural humble pies)
  1. (dated) A pie made from the offal of deer or hog. Tags: countable, dated, uncountable Categories (topical): Pies
    Sense id: en-humble_pie-en-noun-5yeFihQP Disambiguation of Pies: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English rebracketings, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English rebracketings: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
  2. (idiomatic) Humility, being humble. Tags: countable, idiomatic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-humble_pie-en-noun-xgDueL1L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: humble-pie Derived forms: eat humble pie Related terms: eat crow, eat boiled crow, numbles, pity pie

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Alternative forms

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