Definition of shoo-fly pie in English:

shoo-fly pie

nounʃuː-flʌɪˈpʌɪʃuː-flaɪˈpaɪ

North American

A rich tart made of treacle baked in a pastry case with a crumble topping.
Example sentencesExamples
- Bobby had never eaten shoo-fly pie in his life.
- As the shoo-fly pie bakes, a gooey wet bottom will form in the pie crust, below the molasses crumb cake.
- Next I wanted to send the pie to someone I knew liked shoo-fly pies, my uncle and his wife in Florida.
- Choices range from sweet and sour relishes, jams, jellies and preserves to pretzels, homemade sweet rolls, shoo-fly pies, fruit pies, cakes, candies, cookies, and birch beer.
- His wife is not Amish, but she does make a mean shoo-fly pie.

Origin

From the US interjection shoo-fly (referring to the need to wave flies away from the sweet treacle).

Definition of shoo-fly pie in US English:

shoo-fly pie

(also shoofly pie)

nounʃuː-flaɪˈpaɪ

North American

A rich pie made with molasses and topped with crumbs.
Example sentencesExamples
- Choices range from sweet and sour relishes, jams, jellies and preserves to pretzels, homemade sweet rolls, shoo-fly pies, fruit pies, cakes, candies, cookies, and birch beer.
- Next I wanted to send the pie to someone I knew liked shoo-fly pies, my uncle and his wife in Florida.
- His wife is not Amish, but she does make a mean shoo-fly pie.
- Bobby had never eaten shoo-fly pie in his life.
- As the shoo-fly pie bakes, a gooey wet bottom will form in the pie crust, below the molasses crumb cake.

Origin

From the US interjection shoo-fly (referring to the need to wave flies away from the sweet treacle).

单词	shoo-fly pie
释义	Definition of shoo-fly pie in English: shoo-fly pie nounʃuː-flʌɪˈpʌɪʃuː-flaɪˈpaɪ North American A rich tart made of treacle baked in a pastry case with a crumble topping. Example sentencesExamples Bobby had never eaten shoo-fly pie in his life. As the shoo-fly pie bakes, a gooey wet bottom will form in the pie crust, below the molasses crumb cake. Next I wanted to send the pie to someone I knew liked shoo-fly pies, my uncle and his wife in Florida. Choices range from sweet and sour relishes, jams, jellies and preserves to pretzels, homemade sweet rolls, shoo-fly pies, fruit pies, cakes, candies, cookies, and birch beer. His wife is not Amish, but she does make a mean shoo-fly pie. Origin From the US interjection shoo-fly (referring to the need to wave flies away from the sweet treacle). Definition of shoo-fly pie in US English: shoo-fly pie (also shoofly pie) nounʃuː-flaɪˈpaɪ North American A rich pie made with molasses and topped with crumbs. Example sentencesExamples Choices range from sweet and sour relishes, jams, jellies and preserves to pretzels, homemade sweet rolls, shoo-fly pies, fruit pies, cakes, candies, cookies, and birch beer. Next I wanted to send the pie to someone I knew liked shoo-fly pies, my uncle and his wife in Florida. His wife is not Amish, but she does make a mean shoo-fly pie. Bobby had never eaten shoo-fly pie in his life. As the shoo-fly pie bakes, a gooey wet bottom will form in the pie crust, below the molasses crumb cake. Origin From the US interjection shoo-fly (referring to the need to wave flies away from the sweet treacle).
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