"pork pie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pork pies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pork pie (plural pork pies)
  1. A shortcrust pie containing chopped pork. Hyponyms: gala pie, Melton Mowbray, picnic pie, stand pie
    Sense id: en-pork_pie-en-noun-en:pie
  2. Ellipsis of pork pie hat. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: pork pie hat Categories (topical): Headwear, Pies
    Sense id: en-pork_pie-en-noun-en:hat Disambiguation of Headwear: 15 64 21 Disambiguation of Pies: 32 59 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 76 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 86 2 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 78 4
  3. (Cockney rhyming slang, humorous) A lie. Tags: Cockney, humorous, slang Synonyms: porky
    Sense id: en-pork_pie-en-noun-WDwEQfJM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: porkpie

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