Meanings
nounpie-eater (plural pie-eaters)
plural pie-eaters
- derogatoryA person from Wigan in northern England or the surrounding area.
Wiganers do like pies, but the term Pie-eaters is actually an insult, dating back to a pit strike when Wigan miners were starved back to work before their St Helens counterparts, thereby eating humble pie.
2005, The Observer, "Get past the pies and there's a football team", 7 Aug 2005
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pie-eater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pie-eater
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“pie-eater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pie-eater. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pie-eater,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pie-eater.
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