"who ate all the pies" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-who ate all the pies.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=who ate all the pies?}} who ate all the pies?
  1. (British, soccer, colloquial, derogatory, rhetorical question) Used pejoratively against a fat person. Tags: British, colloquial, derogatory, rhetoric Categories (topical): English rhetorical questions, Food and drink, Football (soccer)

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