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单词 shoo-fly pie
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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.

    〈北美〉“驱蝇”馅饼(一种用糖浆做的什锦浇头的油酥果馅饼)

    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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