Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shoo-flahy pahy]
- /ˈʃuˌflaɪ paɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shoo-flahy pahy]
- /ˈʃuˌflaɪ paɪ/
Definitions of shoofly pie words
- noun shoofly pie an open pie filled with a sweet crumb and molasses mixture and baked. 1
- noun shoofly pie US dessert similar to treacle tart 0
- noun shoofly pie a dessert similar to treacle tart 0
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Origin of shoofly pie
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; so called in allusion to the attractiveness of the molasses to unwanted flies
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Parts of speech for Shoofly pie
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shoofly pie popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
shoofly pie usage trend in Literature
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